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USGS us2000anhd

15 Sept 2017, 18:45

24 km S of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 12.2 km depth.

Depth12.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km S of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo?

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-2.720000, 28.804600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000anhd
Coordinates
-2.72, 28.8046
Network
us
Significance
389