Earthquake details

Saturday, April 16, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday, April 16, 1966 at 14:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fort Portal (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 40.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.915 and latitude 0.713.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	0.713, 29.915
UTC time	1966-04-16 14:43:20.600

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

Earthquake map 1966-04-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fort Portal	40.5 km
Hyosha	44.2 km
Beni	55.0 km
Kasese	61.9 km
Mangina	68.4 km
Mpondwe	77.8 km
Rwamwanja Refugee Camp	91.8 km
Butembo	94.2 km
Katwa	96.8 km
Bunia	101.4 km
Ibanda	114.3 km
Lubero	122.8 km

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