M4.9 earthquake 49 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda on Mon, Feb 26, 1979, 6:40 AM GMT+2 (04:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 40 km NNW of Muhororo, Uganda. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-26 04:40:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.858° N, 30.936° E
- Region
- Uganda
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000z0f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.