M4.7 earthquake 41 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 41 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda on Thu, Oct 24, 2002, 1:40 PM GMT+2 (11:40 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-24 11:40:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.015° S, 28.973° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.712 km E of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo · 8731 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.728 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo · 8683 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 4.841 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 5.037 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.528 km SSW of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 6.234 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo · 8733 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bf7z. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.