M4.4 earthquake 37 km WSW of Kigorobya, Uganda
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Kigorobya, Uganda on Wed, Jul 3, 2013, 11:41 PM GMT+3 (20:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 55 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-03 20:41:12 UTC
- Depth
- 11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.547° N, 30.976° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.155 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4829 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 28
- 4.629 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4797 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.728 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4797 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
- 4.158 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda · 4796 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k1p9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.