M5.3 earthquake 52 km SSW of Kilembe, Uganda
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 52 km SSW of Kilembe, Uganda on Sun, Jul 30, 2017, 10:02 AM GMT+3 (07:02 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
- 5.3 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-30 07:02:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.220° S, 29.782° E
- Region
- Uganda
- Felt reports
- 41
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
41 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
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
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 58°, dip 36°, rake -63°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 206°, dip 59°, rake -108°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 26°
- Stations used
- 111
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a2mp (also filed as iscgem610866614). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.