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Mon, 28 Jul 2025, 13:58 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred early afternoon on Monday, July 28th, 2025, at 3:38 pm local time near Rumonge, Commune of Rumonge, Rumonge Province, Burundi, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.1, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Rumonge (pop. 55,600) located 29 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Uvira (pop. 407,100) located 47 km from the epicenter, Kanyosha (pop.
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