Earthquake details

Monday, March 21, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, March 21, 1966 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fort Portal (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 36.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.949 and latitude 0.637.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	0.637, 29.949
UTC time	1966-03-21 09:23:52.360

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

Earthquake map 1966-03-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fort Portal	36.4 km
Hyosha	48.4 km
Kasese	52.7 km
Beni	55.4 km
Mpondwe	71.0 km
Mangina	71.2 km
Rwamwanja Refugee Camp	84.8 km
Butembo	91.7 km
Katwa	93.8 km
Ibanda	105.2 km
Bunia	108.1 km
Lubero	118.7 km

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