Earthquake details

Saturday, July 3, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday, July 3, 1982 at 23:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 43.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.951 and latitude -3.737.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.737, 28.951
UTC time 1982-07-03 23:21:12.070
Location Uvira
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-07-03

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