February 24, 2004 Earthquake: Ruyaga, Burundi
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Ruyaga, Burundi on February 24, 2004 at 02:14:34 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 3 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- February 24, 2004
- Time
- 02:14:34 UTC
- Place
- Ruyaga, Burundi
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 3.393° S, 29.558° E
- Country
- Burundi
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 24
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Three people killed and at least 24 houses
destroyed at Ruyaga. Felt strongly at Bujumbura. Also
felt at Bukavu, Congo; Kigali, Rwanda; Kabanga,
Tanzania. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 17, 2002, Gisenyi, Rwanda
- February 3, 2008, Bukavu, Congo
- September 22, 1960, Lake Tanganyika, Congo
- September 23, 2016, Ukavu, Risuzi, Congo, Rwanda
- August 7, 2015, Bukavu, Rwanda
- June 10, 2021, South Kivu, Congo
- October 24, 2002, Mugera, Kigali, Goma, Lwiro, Bukavu, Rwanda, Congo
- February 14, 2008, Gisenyi, Rwanda
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5764.