What the records say
- When
- 20 Mar 1966
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Where
- Uganda
- Coordinates
- 0.62° N, 29.86° E
- Deaths
- 157
- Injuries
- 1300
- Damage musd
- 1.5
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 29
1966 Toro earthquake
Earthquake in Uganda in 1966
The 1966 Toro earthquake, or the 1966 Ruwenzori earthquake, occurred on 20 March at 01:42 UTC. The earthquake was located near the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to the south of Lake Albert. Some sources put the epicenter in Uganda while some put it in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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