Earthquake details

Monday, May 5, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, May 5, 1958 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nchelenge (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 125.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.646 and latitude -9.681.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -9.681, 27.646
UTC time 1958-05-05 06:31:46.790
Location Likasi
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1958-05-05

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