Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, September 22, 1960 at 09:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 16.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.160 and latitude -3.250.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.250, 29.160
UTC time 1960-09-22 09:14:59.820
Location Uvira
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1960-09-22

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