Earthquake details

Thursday, October 25, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, October 25, 1979 at 17:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 7.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.070 and latitude -3.412.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.412, 29.070
UTC time 1979-10-25 17:58:31.500
Location Uvira
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-25

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