Earthquake details

Sunday, September 21, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, September 21, 1997 at 18:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kirando (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 26.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.370 and latitude -7.360.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -7.360, 30.370
UTC time 1997-09-21 18:13:22.780
Location Kituku
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-09-21

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