Earthquake details

Saturday, February 5, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Saturday, February 5, 1994 at 23:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fort Portal (Uganda - UG), about 27.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.037 and latitude 0.593.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	14.2 km
Coordinates	0.593, 30.037
UTC time	1994-02-05 23:34:09.970

Location	Kasese
Country	Uganda (UG)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1994-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fort Portal	27.6 km
Kasese	45.9 km
Hyosha	58.9 km
Beni	63.8 km
Mpondwe	70.7 km
Rwamwanja Refugee Camp	73.9 km
Mangina	80.9 km
Ibanda	95.7 km
Butembo	97.0 km
Katwa	98.6 km
Bunia	110.2 km
Kyegegwa	112.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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