Earthquake details

Saturday, January 15, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Saturday, January 15, 1983 at 16:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fort Portal (Uganda - UG), about 18.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.199 and latitude 0.513.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 0.513, 30.199
UTC time 1983-01-15 16:34:07.880
Location Fort Portal
Country Uganda (UG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-15

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