Earthquake details

Thursday, February 14, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 02:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cyangugu (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 9.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.918 and latitude -2.404.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.404, 28.918
UTC time 2008-02-14 02:07:46.770
Location Bukavu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-02-14

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