Earthquake details

Monday, January 21, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, January 21, 2002 at 04:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 23.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.041 and latitude -1.776.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-1.776, 29.041
UTC time	2002-01-21 04:39:21.620

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

Earthquake map 2002-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Goma	23.7 km
Gisenyi	25.3 km
Kibuye	46.5 km
Gihombo	53.8 km
Macuba	59.9 km
Kirambo	61.1 km
Kagano	63.4 km
Karambi	64.3 km
Nyabitekeli	64.4 km
Bushekeri	71.8 km
Ruhengeri	72.9 km
Rutshuru	79.6 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	57.5 km
M 4.5 Kirumba Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2026-02-02 03:08 UTC	89.4 km
M 4.4 Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2025-11-01 17:30 UTC	83.7 km

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