A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Kibuye in Rwanda. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:13:06 / 3:13 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000q49k. Event ids that are associated: us6000q49k. Exact location of earthquake, 29.121° East, -2.0645° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 15:13:06 / April 5, 2025 @ 3:13 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Democratic Republic of the Congo (c. 70 916 000 pop), Rwanda (c. 11 056 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 57 km (35 miles) from Bukavu (c. 225 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Goma (c. 144 100 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Butare (c. 89 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Gitarama (c. 87 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Musanze (c. 86 700 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Gisenyi (c. 83 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cibitoke, Butare, Musanze (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 25 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda.
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