Earthquake details

Thursday, October 24, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 06:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 34.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.004 and latitude -1.884.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates -1.884, 29.004
UTC time 2002-10-24 06:08:37.980
Location Goma
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-10-24

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