M5.9 earthquake 54 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 54 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda on Fri, Jun 15, 2007, 8:49 PM GMT+2 (18:49 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
- 5.9 (mwb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-06-15 18:49:53 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.719° N, 30.834° E
- Region
- Uganda
- Felt reports
- 59
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 46.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
59 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
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 59°, dip 56°, rake -34°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 170°, dip 62°, rake -141°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 32°
- Stations used
- 299
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 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 usp000fe2y (also filed as us2007dqbc, choy20070615184951, gcmtc200706151849a, gcmt20070615184953, iscgem12680792, atlas20070615184953). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.