Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 15, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, April 15, 1997 at 19:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kipamba (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 59.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.359 and latitude -8.735.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -8.735, 26.359
UTC time 1997-04-15 19:04:27.380
Location Bukama
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-04-15

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