M4.4 earthquake near Katanda, North Kivu

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 19 km W of Ntungamo, Uganda on 5 Aug 2019, 09:37 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 14 km away in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.