Earthquake details

Sunday, July 31, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Sunday, July 31, 1966 at 15:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fort Portal (Uganda - UG), about 24.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.063 and latitude 0.613.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 0.613, 30.063
UTC time 1966-07-31 15:17:18.760
Location Fort Portal
Country Uganda (UG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-07-31

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