Earthquake details

Sunday, March 24, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Sunday, March 24, 1996 at 08:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fort Portal (Uganda - UG), about 16.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.169 and latitude 0.565.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	0.565, 30.169
UTC time	1996-03-24 08:24:24.370

Location	Fort Portal
Country	Uganda (UG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fort Portal	16.0 km
Kasese	43.5 km
Rwamwanja Refugee Camp	59.2 km
Hyosha	73.9 km
Mpondwe	76.5 km
Beni	77.9 km
Ibanda	85.9 km
Mangina	95.7 km
Kyegegwa	97.4 km
Butembo	108.5 km
Katwa	109.4 km
Bunia	111.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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