Earthquake details

Friday, September 15, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, September 15, 2017 at 17:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bugarama (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 22.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.805 and latitude -2.720.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 12.2 km
Coordinates -2.720, 28.805
UTC time 2017-09-15 17:45:46.800
Location Kabare
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-09-15

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