Earthquake details

Sunday, July 4, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, July 4, 1982 at 02:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 49.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.917 and latitude -3.778.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.778, 28.917
UTC time 1982-07-04 02:22:14.080
Location Uvira
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-07-04

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