Earthquake details

Thursday, October 24, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 07:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 32.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.979 and latitude -1.822.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.822, 28.979
UTC time 2002-10-24 07:12:18.400
Location Goma
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-24

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