Max magnitude
5.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
33 events tracked
Burundi seismic overview
Burundi earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Burundi, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
11.3 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Burundi earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-13 17:11:44 UTC
Rumonge, Burundi
Earthquake near Rumonge
10.0 km
5.2
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2025-01-04 14:51:49 UTC
Cibitoke, Burundi
Earthquake near Cibitoke
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2023-05-30 13:44:41 UTC
Bujumbura, Burundi
Earthquake near Bujumbura
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2022-02-14 04:04:51 UTC
Rumonge, Burundi
Earthquake near Rumonge
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2021-01-24 17:07:04 UTC
Bujumbura, Burundi
Earthquake near Bujumbura
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2020-12-08 07:28:31 UTC
Bujumbura, Burundi
Earthquake near Bujumbura
11.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2020-08-24 10:13:56 UTC
Bujumbura, Burundi
Earthquake near Bujumbura
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2020-07-16 01:23:20 UTC
Cibitoke, Burundi
Earthquake near Cibitoke
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Burundi
All period
#1
5.9
15.0 km
#2
5.4
15.0 km
#3
5.3
10.0 km
#4
5.2
10.0 km
#5
5.0
10.0 km
#6
5.0
10.0 km
#7
5.0
10.0 km
#8
4.9
Moderate
1982-03-12 04:33:56 UTC
Bujumbura, Burundi
Earthquake near Bujumbura
10.0 km
#9
4.9
Moderate
1979-07-02 20:37:33 UTC
Bujumbura, Burundi
Earthquake near Bujumbura
33.0 km
#10
4.8
Moderate
2003-04-05 22:48:19 UTC
Gitega, Burundi
Earthquake near Gitega
10.0 km
Activity rhythm
Burundi earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Live geography
Burundi earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Burundi.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
April 2026
1 earthquakes
July 2025
1 earthquakes
January 2025
1 earthquakes
May 2023
1 earthquakes
February 2022
1 earthquakes
January 2021
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Burundi
History
Earthquakes history
24 years
| 1960 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1966 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 1978 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 4 |
| 1993 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 1982 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 1979 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1974 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 1 |