Earthquake details

Thursday, March 8, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, March 8, 1962 at 21:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 29.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.935 and latitude -3.571.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.571, 28.935
UTC time 1962-03-08 21:38:34.190
Location Uvira
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-03-08

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