Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, September 22, 1960 at 09:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 19.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.031 and latitude -3.536.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 13.7 km
Coordinates -3.536, 29.031
UTC time 1960-09-22 09:05:38.410
Location Uvira
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1960-09-22

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