M4.0 earthquake near Katanda, North Kivu

What happened

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Ntungamo, Uganda on 11 Jun 2016, 01:05 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Katanda, about 27 km away in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.