Earthquake details

Thursday, April 14, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, April 14, 1977 at 14:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cyangugu (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 4.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.940 and latitude -2.456.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.456, 28.940
UTC time 1977-04-14 14:36:23.400
Location Bukavu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-14

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