Earthquake details

Monday, January 9, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, January 9, 2006 at 20:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kalemie (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 63.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.743 and latitude -6.099.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 25.6 km
Coordinates -6.099, 29.743
UTC time 2006-01-09 20:59:38.340
Location Kalemie
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-09

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