Earthquake details

Thursday, December 8, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 03:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kalemie (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 50.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.512 and latitude -6.279.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.279, 29.512
UTC time 2005-12-08 03:16:34.030
Location Kalemie
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-12-08

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