M4.9 earthquake 17 km N of Kasese, Uganda
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 17 km N of Kasese, Uganda on Mon, May 29, 2006, 6:30 PM GMT+3 (15:30 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mwc), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-05-29 15:30:37 UTC
- Depth
- 23.9 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.343° N, 30.114° 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
- Oblique normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 180°, dip 51°, rake -135°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 58°, dip 57°, rake -49°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej88 (also filed as gcmtc200605291530a, gcmt20060529153037). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.