Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 5, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at 18:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kayna (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 32.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.446 and latitude -0.521.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-0.521, 29.446
UTC time	2003-08-05 18:56:50.710

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

Earthquake map 2003-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kayna	32.0 km
Katanda	35.1 km
Kanyabayonga	36.4 km
Lubero	46.5 km
Kirumba	65.7 km
Rukungiri	65.7 km
Katwa	69.6 km
Mpondwe	69.7 km
Rutshuru	74.1 km
Butembo	75.8 km
Ishaka	77.0 km
Kabale	101.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Kirumba Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2026-02-02 03:08 UTC	63.0 km
M 4.5 Kayna Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2025-05-04 18:11 UTC	6.6 km

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