QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000gjbn
USGS usp000gjbn
5 Oct 2008, 01:02
50 km N of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 4 km depth.
Published location
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-1.126000, 29.118000
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Event ID
usp000gjbn
Coordinates
-1.126, 29.118
Network
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Significance
432