Earthquake details

Sunday, July 30, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uganda on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 07:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mpondwe (Uganda - UG), about 29.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.782 and latitude -0.220.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-0.220, 29.782
UTC time	2017-07-30 07:02:29.170

Location	Mpondwe
Country	Uganda (UG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-07-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mpondwe	29.7 km
Ishaka	53.4 km
Kasese	56.0 km
Lubero	60.9 km
Katwa	63.0 km
Butembo	67.9 km
Rukungiri	71.4 km
Rutoma	77.2 km
Ibanda	80.0 km
Kayna	80.5 km
Katanda	81.9 km
Beni	86.3 km

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