M5.1 earthquake 55 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 55 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda on Thu, Jul 4, 2013, 1:22 AM GMT+3 (22:22 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
- 5.1 (mwb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-03 22:22:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.548° N, 30.818° E
- Region
- Uganda
- Felt reports
- 28
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
28 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
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 79°, dip 66°, rake -67°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 213°, dip 33°, rake -131°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 64
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.629 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4797 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.728 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4797 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
- 4.158 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4796 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayUganda earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000i6hl (also filed as iscgem603176244). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.