Earthquake details

Friday, June 29, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Friday, June 29, 2001 at 23:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kasese (Uganda - UG), about 17.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.972 and latitude 0.292.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	0.292, 29.972
UTC time	2001-06-29 23:40:00.850

Location	Kasese
Country	Uganda (UG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-06-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kasese	17.3 km
Mpondwe	39.3 km
Fort Portal	53.2 km
Beni	59.8 km
Hyosha	67.7 km
Ibanda	75.2 km
Rwamwanja Refugee Camp	76.2 km
Katwa	77.2 km
Butembo	77.6 km
Mangina	81.5 km
Ishaka	94.8 km
Lubero	95.8 km

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