Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 5, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Wednesday, October 5, 1966 at 08:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mpondwe (Uganda - UG), about 13.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.840 and latitude 0.009.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 22.1 km
Coordinates 0.009, 29.840
UTC time 1966-10-05 08:34:41.220
Location Mpondwe
Country Uganda (UG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-05

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