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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mpondwe	13.3 km
Kasese	33.3 km
Katwa	59.8 km
Butembo	62.9 km
Beni	67.4 km
Lubero	69.5 km
Ishaka	69.8 km
Ibanda	74.8 km
Hyosha	84.6 km
Fort Portal	87.3 km
Rutoma	88.1 km
Mangina	88.7 km

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