Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 9, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday, January 9, 1980 at 14:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kampene (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 87.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.442 and latitude -3.445.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.445, 27.442
UTC time 1980-01-09 14:49:59.100
Location Kampene
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-09

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