Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 18, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday, November 18, 1981 at 09:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lodja (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 163.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 22.813 and latitude -2.282.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	7.0 km
Coordinates	-2.282, 22.813
UTC time	1981-11-18 09:17:30.460

Location	Lodja
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lodja	163.4 km
Lukula	213.0 km
Lusambo	307.9 km
Boende	309.6 km
Mweka	318.2 km
Ilebo	336.5 km
Kindu	353.5 km
Luebo	375.1 km
Yangambi	384.7 km
Dibaya-Lubwe	388.9 km
Basoko	402.0 km
Kananga	404.7 km

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