Earthquake details

Friday, June 28, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, June 28, 1985 at 22:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cyangugu (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 2.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.911 and latitude -2.465.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.465, 28.911
UTC time 1985-06-28 22:46:19.800
Location Bukavu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-06-28

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