M5.2 earthquake 44 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 44 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda on Tue, Jul 2, 2013, 4:33 PM GMT+3 (13:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 46 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-02 13:33:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.606° N, 30.907° E
- Region
- Uganda
- Felt reports
- 23
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
23 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 140
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.746 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4829 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 55
- 4.437 km WSW of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4828 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.155 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4828 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 28
- 4.629 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4796 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.728 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4796 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
- 4.158 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4796 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000i4t5 (also filed as iscgem603174410). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.