Earthquakes by city Rwanda 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Gihombo today

Gihombo, Rwanda: 110 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

29,843

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

110

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.2

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Africa/Kigali

Coordinates -2.219, 29.234

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2025-12-08 12:19 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.2

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

2002-10-24 06:08 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Gihombo today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Gihombo reached magnitude 6.2 on 2002-10-24 06:08 UTC, near Goma.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Gihombo today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Gihombo?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2025-12-08 12:19 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Gihombo?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Gihombo reached magnitude 6.2 on 2002-10-24 06:08 UTC, near Goma.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Gihombo

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

11.6 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 3 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2025-12-08 12:19	M 4.7	Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.0 km
2025-11-24 12:22	M 4.6	Kabare Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.0 km
2025-11-01 17:30	M 4.4	Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-11 2 events

2025-12 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2002 M 6.2 max · 27 earthquakes 2008 M 5.9 max · 11 earthquakes 2015 M 5.8 max · 3 earthquakes 1965 M 5.3 max · 1 earthquakes 1977 M 5.3 max · 3 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2025	M 4.7	5
2023	M 4.5	2
2022	M 4.4	1
2021	M 4.7	25
2020	M 4.4	2
2019	M 4.5	1
2018	M 4.3	1
2017	M 5.0	4
2016	M 4.8	3
2015	M 5.8	3
2009	M 4.0	1
2008	M 5.9	11
2007	M 4.6	1
2006	M 4.2	1
2005	M 4.5	1
2004	M 4.7	1
2003	M 5.2	4
2002	M 6.2	27
2000	M 4.6	1
1997	M 4.7	2
1994	M 4.8	1
1993	M 4.9	1
1992	M 4.5	1
1991	M 4.6	1
1987	M 4.8	1
1985	M 5.0	1
1981	M 5.0	2
1978	M 4.9	1
1977	M 5.3	3
1965	M 5.3	1