M4.2 earthquake 30 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi on Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 12:13 PM GMT+2 (10:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 32 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-08-24 10:13:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.761° S, 29.259° E
- Region
- Burundi
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bec2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.