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Witness location : Bukoba (Tanzania) (41 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 242 min

Bad

Witness location : (Tanzania) (80 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1481 min

I felt it for few seconds and it cracked weaker houses. No severe damage

Witness location : Masaka (Uganda) (84 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

No property desstroyed but it was the strongest I have experienced in my life!

Witness location : Mbarara (Uganda) (112 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

Earth moved quite violently.... Sent people scampering. The strongest I've felt

Witness location : Mpigi (Uganda) (174 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Lasted for at least 45 seconds

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (181 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

It was unbelievable the ground shook for about 2 mins

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (186 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Things shaked but no overturning of materials.

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (186 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 78 min

It was short but so unexpected. I was frightened because I've never experienced one before. I wasn't in the country when the earthquake in 2013 happened.

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (189 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Lasted about 60 seconds

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (190 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1715 min

Le fauteuil sur lequel j'étais assis commencé à bouger lorsque j'ai senti que c'etait un seisme. On est ensuite precitemment sorti de la maison qui bougait elle aussi. Le sol continuait à trembler au moins pendant 25 secondes.

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (190 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 329 min

Amusant.

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (190 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

Felt the ground shake and then walls and the roof. Rushed outside as a safety measure. Mild but more felt than the simulation on the second floor in the natural history museum in london-UK

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (190 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

It was terrible and anexpected

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (190 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Was quite terrified and had to rush to the kids' bedroom but they were comfortably sleeping. This lasted nearly a minute...oooops

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (190 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Earthquake

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (190 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

It lasted close to 2mins

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (190 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Mild tremor about 20 seconds

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (192 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

I thank God it wasnt strong though it was5.7

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (192 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Kigali, Rwanda

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (192 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Felt Earthquake second times in the year 2016

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 97 min

It began slowly and kept getting stronger by the second.  Lasted for about 3 minutes

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Clearly felt in Kampala. 20 seconds or more.

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 70 min

It was the longest earthquake I have ever experienced. Living at the 4th floor of a a block of flats,  my relatives called to find out if I was OK.

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 358 min

It went on for almost a full minute. It's the longest and strongest tremor I have ever experienced in my life.

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 230 min

The strongest I have ever experience

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 156 min

The house made awfull noise and the geese went made!

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 103 min

I was sleeping , I wokeup and thought it was a wind blowing but was too serious as house was shaling and scary. I had to take off and went outside..

Witness location : Kampalo (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

It seemed to last so long!

Witness location : Kampalo (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

It was scary and long

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Frightening indeed.

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

It lastes abort 30-45 sec

Witness location : Kampalo (Uganda) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Wondering if L. Victoria Tsunamis exist... Or is the lake too shallow

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (195 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Very  long time about 40 seconds  or more

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (195 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 340 min

It was evident to those who were seated, majority of they that stood outdoors didn't notice.

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (196 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

I felt bouncing for 15-20 seconds then nothing else.

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (196 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 80 min

Felt this just strong enough to decide to go out in the open ... Just in case ... All is well!

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (196 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

We can only hope it doesn't happen again... It was really scary

Witness location : Buwate (Uganda) (201 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

The quake was heavy and lasted several minutes. Felt like heavy duty road compactor passing by. Kids got scared😞😀😁

Witness location : Buwate (Uganda) (201 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

It shook the houses for long about 2 minutes and we went and stood outside the perimeter fence around the compound kept shaking for a little long. Neighbour stood out and shared their experiences thereafter but no damage was reported.

Witness location : Kampala (Uganda) (201 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1134 min

Longest earthquake I have ever felt...moved out of the house and saw the cars shaking..but no damage was made at all

Witness location : Runda (Rwanda) (204 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Roofs and furniture shaking

Witness location : Geita (Tanzania) (216 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1166 min

Initially I thought the shake resulting from the blasting in Geita gold mine. When it persisted I started thinking it was an earthquake. So I ran out to find out that my car in the park yard was also shaking. It lasted for about six minutes. Thanks to God there were no damage caused
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Witness location : Mwanza (Tanzania) (221 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Horrific experience everything was shaking...got under the dining table.

Witness location : Mwanza (Tanzania) (222 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 117 min

Felt it for almost 1 minute. I live on the 3rd floor. It was very scary.

Witness location : Mwanza (Tanzania) (222 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 175 min

Cool

Witness location : Fort Portal (Uganda) (238 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 71 min

It was quite long... Felt like 15-20 seconds.

Witness location : Jinja (Uganda) (247 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

We live next to a traintrack so first it looked if the train came by, til the house and ground was shaking!

Witness location : Jinja (Uganda) (248 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 63 min

Beer bottles were shaking over the counter😆😃

Witness location : Jinja (Uganda) (248 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 176 min

I have felt the Earthquake together with my fellow students (Bishops and Pastors) on Campus here at Uganda Baptist Seminary in Jinja Uganda but I thank God we are all safe.Psalms 46:1-11

Witness location : (Kenya) (359 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 993 min

The tremors lasted almost 2 minutes

Witness location : Kisumu (Kenya) (374 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 207 min

Came in four intervals heavy trembling then mild then after a min  the same

Witness location : Kisumu (Kenya) (374 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 207 min

Came in four intervals heavy trembling then mild then after a min  the same

Witness location : Mbale (Uganda) (376 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 83 min

Huge. 2mins tops

Witness location : Bungoma (Kenya) (380 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 391 min

I have never experienced that kind of event...it was scary.About 3.30 pm local time on 10th September 2016.I was watching my favorite series Hell on wheels sn5

Witness location : Bungoma (Kenya) (380 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 392 min

It was scary

Witness location : Arua (Uganda) (458 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 409 min

It was a minor shake feeling

Witness location : Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) (1060 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1399 min

It felt like that part of drag me to hell