M5.2 earthquake 46 km NNW of Ntungamo, Uganda
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 46 km NNW of Ntungamo, Uganda on Tue, Aug 5, 2003, 8:56 PM GMT+2 (18:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-05 18:56:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.521° S, 29.446° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 330°, dip 34°, rake -155°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 220°, dip 76°, rake -58°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 150
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 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 usp000c479 (also filed as gcmtb080503d, gcmt20030805185650, iscgem7055864). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.