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USGS usp0009p5w

2 Mar 2000, 04:29

86 km W of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 86 km W of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo?

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-2.371000, 28.026000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009p5w
Coordinates
-2.371, 28.026
Network
us
Significance
385