Earthquakes by city Rwanda 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Butare today

Butare, Rwanda: 42 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

89,600

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.4

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Africa/Kigali

Coordinates -2.597, 29.739

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2025-11-01 17:30 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.4

Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo

1960-09-22 09:14 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Butare today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Butare.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Butare.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Butare reached magnitude 6.4 on 1960-09-22 09:14 UTC, near Uvira.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Butare today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Butare.

When was the last earthquake near Butare?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2025-11-01 17:30 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Butare?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Butare reached magnitude 6.4 on 1960-09-22 09:14 UTC, near Uvira.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Butare

The map centers on Butare and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

11.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 1 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2025-11-01 17:30	M 4.4	Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-11 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1960 M 6.4 max · 1 earthquakes 2008 M 5.9 max · 9 earthquakes 1965 M 5.3 max · 1 earthquakes 2003 M 5.2 max · 1 earthquakes 1977 M 5.2 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2025	M 4.5	3
2023	M 4.5	1
2021	M 4.5	5
2020	M 4.4	1
2018	M 4.3	1
2017	M 4.6	1
2016	M 4.8	3
2009	M 4.0	1
2008	M 5.9	9
2006	M 4.4	2
2004	M 4.7	3
2003	M 5.2	1
2002	M 4.6	2
1997	M 4.7	2
1994	M 4.8	1
1992	M 4.5	1
1985	M 5.0	1
1977	M 5.2	1
1974	M 4.6	1
1965	M 5.3	1
1960	M 6.4	1