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USGS usp000fy21

3 Feb 2008, 07:34

20 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda

A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda?

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-2.296000, 28.900000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.9

54 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda

M 5.9

27 km ENE of Nsunga, Tanzania

M 5.8

37 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda

M 5.7

46 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda

M 6.2

13 km SSW of Bundibugyo, Uganda

M 6.2

34 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fy21
Coordinates
-2.296, 28.9
Network
us
Significance
546