M5.7 earthquake 46 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 46 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda on Wed, Jul 3, 2013, 10:21 PM GMT+3 (19:21 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
- 5.7 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-03 19:21:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.537° N, 30.894° E
- Region
- Uganda
- Felt reports
- 55
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- 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
- 29.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
55 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 46°, dip 22°, rake -104°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 242°, dip 69°, rake -84°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 19°
- Stations used
- 300
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.437 km WSW of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4828 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.155 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4828 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 28
- 4.629 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4796 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.728 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4796 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
- 4.158 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4796 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000i67t (also filed as iscgem604716692, atlas20130703192146). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.