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M5.1 Earthquake near 29 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi (Burundi)

UTC time: 2025-07-28 13:38:20 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near 29 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi (Burundi) · 2025-07-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 29 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi (Burundi) · 2025-07-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near 29 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi (Burundi) on July 28, 2025 at 13:38 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
7ca1b58435a9fdfe1211a6d7d29e484f5c989fce
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-28 13:38:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Burundi
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-3.80440, 29.23620
Temperature
17.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to the regional average (10 km)
Regional average: 10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Rumonge29.3 kmSE55'599
Uvira46.8 kmN407'092
Bujumbura49.0 kmN769'317

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International AirportBurundi · BJM · HBBA
    54.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Gitega AirportBurundi · GID · HBBE
    86.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Burundi

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥41
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-04

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.52025-01-04 14:51:49 UTC82.9 km19 km W of Bubanza, Burundi

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