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

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