M6.1 earthquake near Gulu, Northern Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 42 km N of Gulu, Uganda on 9 Jul 1912, 08:18 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Gulu, about 43 km away in Northern Region, Uganda.