M4.7 earthquake 28 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 28 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda on Mon, Aug 5, 2013, 10:33 AM GMT+3 (07:33 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-05 07:33:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.632° N, 31.049° E
- Region
- Uganda
- Felt reports
- 4
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayUganda earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ivf2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.