Earthquake details

Saturday, June 29, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday, June 29, 1968 at 11:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kirumba (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 7.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.235 and latitude -1.055.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.055, 29.235
UTC time 1968-06-29 11:48:18.770
Location Kirumba
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-29

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