Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 4, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, September 4, 1990 at 01:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kayna (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 17.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.085 and latitude -0.479.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.479, 29.085
UTC time 1990-09-04 01:48:00.760
Location Kayna
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-04

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