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Earthquakes in Uganda: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Uganda, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events45
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30 days0
12 months0
LargestM 5.9
avg_depth13.0 km
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d0
Monthly reference0.2
Relative activity×0.0
Historical maximumM 5.9

Recent earthquakes — Uganda

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

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Magnitude distribution

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Country activity: Uganda

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Uganda from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Kigorobya11 USGS referencesBunia6 USGS referencesKilembe5 USGS referencesKasese3 USGS referencesBundibugyo3 USGS referencesFort Portal3 USGS referencesRukungiri3 USGS referencesMusoma2 USGS referencesMuhororo2 USGS referencesKamwenge1 USGS referencesYumbe1 USGS referencesHoima1 USGS referencesNebbi1 USGS referencesMargherita1 USGS referencesJinja1 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.516 km NNE of Kamwenge, Uganda10.0 km2024-08-03 03:17:01 UTCView event →
M 4.521 km N of Kasese, Uganda10.0 km2023-03-04 08:54:56 UTCView event →
M 4.518 km SSE of Bundibugyo, Uganda10.0 km2023-03-04 05:34:09 UTCView event →
M 4.61 km NW of Kilembe, Uganda10.0 km2023-02-28 09:30:19 UTCView event →
M 4.912 km SSW of Fort Portal, Uganda10.0 km2022-02-14 05:28:00 UTCView event →
M 4.712 km SSW of Fort Portal, Uganda10.0 km2022-02-13 16:28:35 UTCView event →
M 4.552 km N of Rukungiri, Uganda10.0 km2021-10-16 04:46:05 UTCView event →
M 4.757 km NNW of Rukungiri, Uganda10.0 km2021-10-16 00:23:26 UTCView event →
M 4.6102 km NNW of Musoma, Tanzania10.0 km2021-06-17 17:49:08 UTCView event →
M 4.645 km SSE of Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2021-04-14 02:20:28 UTCView event →
M 4.547 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda10.0 km2020-06-08 22:34:15 UTCView event →
M 4.6Lake Albert region, Congo-Uganda10.0 km2019-09-06 06:15:35 UTCView event →
M 4.616 km SSE of Kasese, Uganda10.0 km2019-08-06 16:58:31 UTCView event →
M 4.522 km NW of Kigorobya, Uganda10.0 km2019-04-03 19:40:51 UTCView event →
M 4.844 km SSE of Yumbe, Uganda10.0 km2019-01-05 18:13:45 UTCView event →
M 4.517 km WSW of Bundibugyo, Uganda10.0 km2018-09-13 23:52:47 UTCView event →
M 4.543 km SSW of Kilembe, Uganda15.1 km2017-04-10 08:17:33 UTCView event →
M 4.726 km W of Hoima, Uganda10.0 km2017-02-25 17:19:35 UTCView event →
M 4.534 km NNE of Nebbi, Uganda10.0 km2015-06-29 14:11:18 UTCView event →
M 4.514 km NE of Margherita, Uganda10.0 km2014-10-31 01:05:02 UTCView event →
M 4.635 km E of Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo25.0 km2013-10-08 08:40:16 UTCView event →
M 4.728 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda10.0 km2013-08-05 07:33:56 UTCView event →
M 4.629 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda9.9 km2013-08-05 06:02:31 UTCView event →
M 5.155 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda10.0 km2013-07-03 22:22:18 UTCView event →
M 5.746 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda10.1 km2013-07-03 19:21:45 UTCView event →
M 5.244 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda10.0 km2013-07-02 13:33:17 UTCView event →
M 4.850 km WSW of Kigorobya, Uganda10.0 km2013-04-20 00:30:27 UTCView event →
M 4.851 km N of Rukungiri, Uganda16.7 km2012-11-20 16:23:49 UTCView event →
M 5.016 km NNW of Kigorobya, Uganda10.0 km2011-03-15 03:25:19 UTCView event →
M 4.857 km E of Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2011-01-17 08:22:27 UTCView event →
M 4.532 km SSE of Jinja, Uganda10.0 km2010-12-27 22:10:08 UTCView event →
M 4.640 km NW of Muhororo, Uganda26.2 km2010-10-08 23:40:57 UTCView event →
M 4.918 km SW of Fort Portal, Uganda10.0 km2009-10-18 00:39:43 UTCView event →
M 4.640 km SE of Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2009-07-30 14:48:06 UTCView event →
M 4.777 km N of Musoma, Tanzania24.7 km2008-10-01 14:15:53 UTCView event →
M 5.954 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda24.0 km2007-06-15 18:49:53 UTCView event →
M 5.660 km ENE of Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo19.0 km2007-02-19 02:33:43 UTCView event →
M 4.917 km N of Kasese, Uganda23.9 km2006-05-29 15:30:37 UTCView event →
M 5.217 km NNE of Kilembe, Uganda10.0 km2006-04-27 04:18:28 UTCView event →
M 4.514 km W of Kilembe, Uganda10.0 km2005-03-13 03:04:22 UTCView event →
M 4.813 km ENE of Bundibugyo, Uganda18.7 km2004-12-13 04:09:03 UTCView event →
M 4.753 km N of Kigorobya, Uganda30.0 km2004-03-18 20:37:44 UTCView event →
M 4.834 km W of Muhororo, Uganda10.0 km2004-02-05 21:35:35 UTCView event →
M 5.311 km NNW of Kilembe, Uganda10.0 km2001-06-29 23:40:00 UTCView event →
M 4.838 km E of Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo21.2 km2000-10-23 12:02:12 UTCView event →
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