Earthquake details

Thursday, May 21, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 12:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Malemba (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 99.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 23.998 and latitude -9.662.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -9.662, 23.998
UTC time 2020-05-21 12:57:33.299
Location Malemba
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-05-21

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