Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 11, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday, January 11, 1984 at 18:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nyunzu (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 35.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.861 and latitude -6.239.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.239, 27.861
UTC time 1984-01-11 18:40:29.620
Location Nyunzu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-11

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