Earthquake details

Thursday, December 20, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Zambia on Thursday, December 20, 1979 at 18:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kaoma (Zambia - ZM), about 157.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.692 and latitude -13.369.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-13.369, 24.692
UTC time	1979-12-20 18:57:55.600

Location	Kaoma
Country	Zambia (ZM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kaoma	157.9 km
Solwezi	227.6 km
Kansanshi	235.8 km
Cazombo	254.5 km
Mongu	268.8 km
Kolwezi	307.3 km
Mumbwa	312.6 km
Kipushi	330.7 km
Tshilenge	331.0 km
Malemba	333.3 km
Likasi	346.6 km
Kambove	346.7 km

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