Earthquake details

Monday, December 5, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, December 5, 2005 at 12:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kalemie (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 76.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.830 and latitude -6.224.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 22.0 km
Coordinates -6.224, 29.830
UTC time 2005-12-05 12:19:56.620
Location Kalemie
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2005-12-05

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