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USGS us10002zzn

7 Aug 2015, 02:25

37 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 11 km depth.

Depth11 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda?

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-2.141200, 28.897300

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.7

46 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda

M 5.9

54 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda

M 5.9

20 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda

M 5.9

27 km ENE of Nsunga, Tanzania

M 5.6

60 km ENE of Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo

M 5.5

28 km SSW of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10002zzn
Coordinates
-2.1412, 28.8973
Network
us
Significance
528