Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes South Sudan-Uganda border region -EMSC

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the area around the border between South Sudan and Uganda on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 8 km (4.97 miles), EMSC said.

(Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)