February 14, 2008 Earthquake: Gisenyi, Rwanda
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Gisenyi, Rwanda on February 14, 2008 at 02:07:46 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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 14, 2008
- Time
- 02:07:46 UTC
- Place
- Gisenyi, Rwanda
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.404° S, 28.918° E
- Country
- Rwanda
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 109
- Damage
- $100 million
- Houses damaged
- 5
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.
One person killed, 65 injured and homes damaged at Kigali and 5 buildings severely damaged at Ibanda. Felt at Butare and Ruhengeri. Forty-four people injured at Bukavu, Congo. Also felt at Rulenge, Tanzania. (reference #1053)
1 death, 109 injured, USD 100 million in economic loss (reference #13727)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 17, 2002, Gisenyi, Rwanda
- February 3, 2008, Bukavu, Congo
- May 25, 2021, Rubavu, Congo, Rwanda
- September 22, 1960, Lake Tanganyika, Congo
- September 23, 2016, Ukavu, Risuzi, Congo, Rwanda
- August 7, 2015, Bukavu, Rwanda
- February 24, 2004, Ruyaga, Burundi
- October 24, 2002, Mugera, Kigali, Goma, Lwiro, Bukavu, Rwanda, Congo
- June 10, 2021, South Kivu, Congo
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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 7768.