Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 18, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Burundi on Tuesday, September 18, 1990 at 04:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rumonge (Burundi - BI), about 10.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.483 and latitude -4.061.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-4.061, 29.483
UTC time	1990-09-18 04:55:42.030

Location	Rumonge
Country	Burundi (BI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rumonge	10.9 km
Bujumbura	76.8 km
Uvira	83.4 km
Gitega	85.9 km
Kasulu	89.6 km
Kigoma	92.2 km
Bubanza	109.6 km
Kayanza	127.8 km
Ngozi	134.1 km
Cibitoke	136.6 km
Bugarama	161.2 km
Butare	165.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Rumonge Burundi · 2026-04-13 17:11 UTC	28.6 km
M 5.2 Bujumbura Burundi · 2025-07-28 13:38 UTC	44.5 km

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