M4.3 earthquake 13 km SE of Bundibugyo, Uganda
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Bundibugyo, Uganda on Mon, Feb 7, 1994, 4:32 AM GMT+3 (01:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km SSW of Fort Portal, Uganda. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1994-02-07 01:32:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.611° N, 30.136° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.40 km SW of Fort Portal, Uganda · 11919 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.924 km SSW of Fort Portal, Uganda · 11880 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.522 km SSW of Fort Portal, Uganda · 11870 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000685s. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.