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

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