Earthquake details

Sunday, February 3, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 10:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nyabitekeli (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 8.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.973 and latitude -2.403.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.403, 28.973
UTC time 2008-02-03 10:56:09.740
Location Bukavu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-02-03

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