Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 21, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday, November 21, 1973 at 00:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 108.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.186 and latitude -3.607.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.607, 28.186
UTC time 1973-11-21 00:50:30.200
Location Bukavu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-11-21

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