Earthquake details

Sunday, March 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, March 20, 1966 at 01:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hyosha (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 36.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.840 and latitude 0.743.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 29.9 km
Coordinates 0.743, 29.840
UTC time 1966-03-20 01:42:53.660
Location Beni
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1966-03-20

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