Max magnitude
5.2
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
15 events tracked
Rwanda seismic overview
Rwanda earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Rwanda, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.5
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
11.3 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Rwanda earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.5
Moderate
2023-09-24 14:21:54 UTC
Nzega, Rwanda
Earthquake near Nzega
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2023-07-07 22:00:33 UTC
Nyabitekeli, Rwanda
Earthquake near Nyabitekeli
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2021-05-25 09:03:00 UTC
Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Earthquake near Ruhengeri
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2021-05-23 16:52:25 UTC
Gisenyi, Rwanda
Earthquake near Gisenyi
13.1 km
4.2
Moderate
2021-05-23 11:51:53 UTC
Gitarama, Rwanda
Earthquake near Gitarama
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2016-09-23 16:11:56 UTC
Karengera, Rwanda
Earthquake near Karengera
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2016-09-23 15:07:46 UTC
Cyangugu, Rwanda
Earthquake near Cyangugu
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2009-03-25 05:03:22 UTC
Nzega, Rwanda
Earthquake near Nzega
10.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2008-02-03 23:28:32 UTC
Bugarama, Rwanda
Earthquake near Bugarama
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2008-02-03 11:00:07 UTC
Cyangugu, Rwanda
Earthquake near Cyangugu
10.0 km
Activity rhythm
Rwanda earthquake chart 2023
12-month view
Live geography
Rwanda earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Rwanda.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
September 2023
1 earthquakes
July 2023
1 earthquakes
May 2021
3 earthquakes
September 2016
2 earthquakes
March 2009
1 earthquakes
February 2008
2 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
10 years
| 2003 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4.0 | 1 |