Reported quake or seismic-like event: Western Region, Uganda, Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:07 am (GMT +3) -

18 Mar 07:12 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 5 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 07:07:24 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:07 am (GMT +3)
Status	uncertain, preliminary
Magnitude	unknown (3?)
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	0.58934°S / 30.65759°E (Western Region, Uganda)
Antipode	0.589°N / 149.342°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	3 reports
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	Katunga (10 km / 6 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (1 mi) NNE of Barara (pop: 97,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 3 km (2 mi) E of Bwizibwera (pop: 79,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) NE of Nyachera (pop: 30,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (33 mi) SSE of Ibanda (pop: 31,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SSE of Kamwenge (pop: 17,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) NE of Kabale (pop: 43,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 107 km (67 mi) SE of Kasese (pop: 67,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 237 km (147 mi) WSW of Kampala (Central Region) (pop: 1,353,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 22.6°C (73 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Barara, Western Region (3.2 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : I was in the garden digging then I had aloud noise from underground and the ground was shaking seviale as if it something was passing underground

Mbarara, uganda (0 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : I was sleeping and heard a big boom and then started feeling shaking. It lasted for about 5 sec and stopped. My daughter water bottle fell from the window seel.

Mbarara / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Felt like a big bang or like something was walking underground

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