Earthquake details

Thursday, January 6, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, January 6, 1977 at 18:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kabare (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 10.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.702 and latitude -2.509.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates -2.509, 28.702
UTC time 1977-01-06 18:33:43.500
Location Bukavu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-06

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