Earthquake details

Thursday, March 20, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Rwanda on Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 06:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nzega (Rwanda - RW), about 6.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.560 and latitude -2.418.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.418, 29.560
UTC time 2003-03-20 06:15:20.580
Location Nzega
Country Rwanda (RW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-03-20

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