A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Kabare in Democratic Republic on Monday. The temblor was detected at 12:22:10 / 12:22 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/11/25 / 2025-11-24 12:22:10 / November 24, 2025 @ 12:22 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rq2q. Unique identifier: us6000rq2q. Exact location of earthquake, 28.643° East, -2.6363° South, depth 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 27 km (17 miles) from Bukavu (c. 225 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Cyangugu (c. 63 900 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Kabare (c. 37 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Cibitoke (c. 14 200 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Bubanza (c. 12 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bubanza, Cibitoke, Cyangugu (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Burundi (c. 9 863 000 pop), Democratic Republic of the Congo (c. 70 916 000 pop), Rwanda (c. 11 056 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 22 km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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