M5.0 earthquake 59 km ESE of Lodwar, Kenya
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 59 km ESE of Lodwar, Kenya on Sun, May 3, 2020, 10:36 PM GMT+3 (19:36 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
- 5.0 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-03 19:36:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.854° N, 36.060° E
- Region
- Kenya
- Felt reports
- 9
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
9 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
- Moment magnitude
- 5.0 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 359°, dip 44°, rake -75°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 159°, dip 47°, rake -104°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 us700099fc (also filed as iscgem618218378). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.