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

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