Earthquake details

Saturday, January 9, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday, January 9, 1982 at 17:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 99.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.338 and latitude -1.671.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.671, 28.338
UTC time 1982-01-09 17:30:27.100
Location Goma
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-09

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