Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 5, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 17:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kolwezi (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 141.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.762 and latitude -11.779.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-11.779, 24.762
UTC time	2002-03-05 17:07:42.350

Location	Kolwezi
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kolwezi	141.3 km
Malemba	157.7 km
Solwezi	182.5 km
Kansanshi	184.7 km
Cazombo	203.0 km
Fungurume	213.8 km
Tshilenge	222.4 km
Kambove	224.3 km
Likasi	233.2 km
Kipushi	271.3 km
Lubumbashi	296.5 km
Mwene	300.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2025-05-18 18:43 UTC

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