Earthquake details

Friday, March 9, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, March 9, 1979 at 10:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunia (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 49.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.567 and latitude 1.252.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 1.252, 30.567
UTC time 1979-03-09 10:01:18.700
Location Bunia
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-09

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