Earthquake details

Monday, March 21, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, March 21, 1966 at 01:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hyosha (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 35.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.836 and latitude 0.689.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	0.689, 29.836
UTC time	1966-03-21 01:30:40.880

Location	Beni
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-03-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hyosha	35.3 km
Beni	46.0 km
Fort Portal	48.9 km
Mangina	59.3 km
Kasese	62.7 km
Mpondwe	73.3 km
Butembo	86.0 km
Katwa	88.9 km
Rwamwanja Refugee Camp	98.7 km
Bunia	107.4 km
Lubero	115.4 km
Ibanda	117.4 km

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