Moderate Earthquake Shakes Uganda

March 16, 2011•1 Minute
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A moderate earthquake shook parts of Uganda Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the preliminary magnitude of the quake was 5.0.

Its epicenter was in the Lake Albert region of the country, about 200 kilometers northwest of the capital, Kampala.

The USGS says the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers.