[1] The earthquake was located near the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to the south of Lake Albert.

This earthquake could be felt in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Kenya.

[2]: 21  Landslides triggered by the earthquake blocked roads, impeding relief efforts.

[6] The earthquake was preceded by numerous foreshocks on March 18 and 19, 1966, and was followed by many aftershocks during the next two months, nine of them with a magnitude of 5.0 or greater.

[...] Although the mechanism solutions obtained in this study include a large component of the strike slip faulting