Earthquake details

Thursday, December 29, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Thursday, December 29, 1977 at 11:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mpondwe (Uganda - UG), about 5.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.683 and latitude 0.013.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	0.013, 29.683
UTC time	1977-12-29 11:50:38.000

Location	Mpondwe
Country	Uganda (UG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mpondwe	5.5 km
Katwa	42.5 km
Butembo	45.9 km
Kasese	48.4 km
Lubero	53.0 km
Beni	58.1 km
Mangina	77.8 km
Hyosha	78.4 km
Ishaka	79.9 km
Kayna	89.6 km
Ibanda	92.0 km
Kanyabayonga	97.6 km

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