Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 17, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Tuesday, May 17, 1966 at 07:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fort Portal (Uganda - UG), about 23.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.063 and latitude 0.656.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 0.656, 30.063
UTC time 1966-05-17 07:03:32.570
Location Fort Portal
Country Uganda (UG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-05-17

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