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USGS usp000fe2y

15 Jun 2007, 19:49

54 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda

A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 24 km depth.

Depth24 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km WNW of Kigorobya, Uganda?

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1.719000, 30.834000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.9

20 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda

M 5.9

27 km ENE of Nsunga, Tanzania

M 5.8

37 km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda

M 5.7

46 km W of Kigorobya, Uganda

M 6.2

13 km SSW of Bundibugyo, Uganda

M 6.2

34 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fe2y
Coordinates
1.719, 30.834
Network
us
Significance
563