Earthquake details

Sunday, January 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, January 20, 2002 at 00:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 27.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.981 and latitude -1.681.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-1.681, 28.981
UTC time	2002-01-20 00:14:44.390

Location	Goma
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Goma	27.5 km
Gisenyi	30.7 km
Kibuye	58.7 km
Gihombo	66.2 km
Macuba	71.9 km
Kirambo	72.9 km
Kirumba	74.3 km
Kagano	74.7 km
Nyabitekeli	75.1 km
Ruhengeri	75.5 km
Rutshuru	75.6 km
Karambi	76.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Goma Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2026-03-12 02:00 UTC	47.2 km
M 4.5 Kirumba Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2026-02-02 03:08 UTC	79.7 km
M 4.4 Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2025-11-01 17:30 UTC	94.1 km

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