Earthquake details

Saturday, July 31, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Burundi on Saturday, July 31, 1993 at 02:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kalima (Burundi - BI), about 122.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.361 and latitude -4.397.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-4.397, 28.361
UTC time	1993-07-31 02:32:45.840

Location	Bujumbura
Country	Burundi (BI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-07-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kalima	122.2 km
Rumonge	128.6 km
Uvira	141.0 km
Kigoma	150.3 km
Bujumbura	158.5 km
Nyunzu	177.7 km
Bubanza	185.9 km
Kongolo	186.8 km
Kasongo	188.1 km
Cibitoke	188.3 km
Kasulu	194.3 km
Kalemie	195.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2025-12-08 12:19 UTC

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Bujumbura

Burundi · 2025-07-28 13:38 UTC

122.0 km

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