M5.0 earthquake 37 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 37 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda on Thu, Oct 24, 2002, 10:03 AM GMT+2 (08:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-24 08:03:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.013° S, 29.014° E
- Region
- Rwanda
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.841 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.741 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.712 km E of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo · 8730 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.728 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo · 8682 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bf78 (also filed as iscgem3512728). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.