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USGS usp000g4dd

20 Apr 2008, 08:30

66 km W of Kampene, Democratic Republic of the Congo

A magnitude 5.2 mwc 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

Published location

Where is 66 km W of Kampene, Democratic Republic of the Congo?

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-3.668000, 26.073000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g4dd
Coordinates
-3.668, 26.073
Network
us
Significance
416