Earthquake details

Sunday, April 25, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, April 25, 1965 at 10:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cyangugu (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 4.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.919 and latitude -2.526.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.526, 28.919
UTC time 1965-04-25 10:01:10.730
Location Bukavu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-04-25

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