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USGS us700061cc

30 Oct 2019, 20:55

47 km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 47 km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo?

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-2.781600, 28.469100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us700061cc
Coordinates
-2.7816, 28.4691
Network
us
Significance
408

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