M4.6 earthquake 29 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 29 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda on Mon, Aug 5, 2013, 9:02 AM GMT+3 (06:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 28 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-05 06:02:31 UTC
- Depth
- 9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.629° N, 31.047° E
- Region
- Uganda
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ix8t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.