Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Burundi on Thursday, September 22, 1960 at 05:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Burundi - BI), about 30.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.146 and latitude -3.672.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-3.672, 29.146
UTC time	1960-09-22 05:38:14.960

Location	Bujumbura
Country	Burundi (BI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1960-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Uvira	30.8 km
Bujumbura	40.2 km
Rumonge	46.7 km
Bubanza	71.3 km
Cibitoke	87.4 km
Gitega	90.7 km
Kayanza	99.3 km
Bugarama	110.1 km
Ngozi	114.2 km
Karengera	129.2 km
Cyangugu	134.8 km
Bukavu	135.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2025-12-08 12:19 UTC	111.3 km
M 5.2 Bujumbura Burundi · 2025-07-28 13:38 UTC	13.1 km

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