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Latest quakes in or near Western, Uganda - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.6 earthquake Near Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo - Kinshasa - Mar 6, 2022 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 6.2 Lake Albert region, Uganda - Feb 6, 1994 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 17:56 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Western, Uganda, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Western, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Western in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Western has had 23 quakes of magnitudes above 4 and up to 6.2:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 6
  • 8 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 14 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
Latest: Mag. 4.6 Earthquake Near Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo - Kinshasa -
Strongest: Mag. 6.2 Earthquake Lake Albert region, Uganda -
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Latest quakes in or near Western, Uganda - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
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Mar 6, 2022 11:59 am (Kampala)
Mar 6, 2022 08:59 GMT
4.6

10 km
47 km (29 mi) to the NW Near Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo - Kinshasa 6 reportsInfo
Saturday, October 16, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 16, 2021 07:46 am (Kampala)
Oct 16, 2021 04:46 GMT
4.5

10 km
41 km (25 mi) to the W 52 Km N of Rukungiri, Uganda 2 reportsInfo
Saturday, June 12, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 12, 2021 11:52 am (Kampala)
Jun 12, 2021 08:52 GMT
4.0

10 km
Uganda Info
Thursday, August 6, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 6, 2020 05:17 am (Kampala)
Aug 6, 2020 02:17 GMT
4.4

10 km
41 km (25 mi) to the NW Lake Edward Region, Uganda Info
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 6, 2019 07:58 pm (Kampala)
Aug 6, 2019 16:58 GMT
4.6

10 km
18 km (11 mi) to the NW 21km SSE of Kasese, Uganda 4 reportsInfo
Sunday, July 30, 2017 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 30, 2017 10:02 am (Kampala)
Jul 30, 2017 07:02 GMT
5.2

10 km
27 km (17 mi) to the NW Uganda 9 reportsInfo
Saturday, September 10, 2016 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 10, 2016 03:27 pm (Dar es Salaam)
Sep 10, 2016 12:27 GMT
5.8

37 km
33 km (21 mi) to the SE Lake Victoria Region 85 reportsInfo
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 20, 2012 07:23 pm (Kampala)
Nov 20, 2012 16:23 GMT
4.9

10 km
22 km (14 mi) to the SW 13km WNW of Ntungamo, Uganda 3 reportsInfo
Monday, May 29, 2006 GMT (1 quake)
May 29, 2006 06:30 pm (Kampala)
May 29, 2006 15:30 GMT
4.9

24 km
46 km (29 mi) to the NW Lake Edward region, Uganda Info
Thursday, April 27, 2006 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 27, 2006 07:18 am (Kampala)
Apr 27, 2006 04:18 GMT
5.2

10 km
49 km (30 mi) to the NW Lake Edward region, Uganda Info
Saturday, September 3, 2005 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 3, 2005 09:05 am (Kampala)
Sep 3, 2005 06:05 GMT
4.4

10 km
43 km (27 mi) to the NW Lake Edward region, Uganda Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.9 x 1014 joules (54.1 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 46559 tons of TNT or 2.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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