Is Lambaréné safe? Gabon travel risk
Is Lambaréné safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Lambaréné scores 46/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Gabon Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 30 Mar 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lambaréné scores 46/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Gabon (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lambaréné: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Gabon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Moyen-Ogooué (0.6883° S, 10.2319° E), Lambaréné sits 147.8 km NW from Libreville at 26 m elevation.
Moyen-Ogooué
0.6883° S, 10.2319° E
26 m
Africa/Libreville
38,775
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Gabon
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Lambaréné happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 4 Dec 2022 (36 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Gabon travel advice & laws.
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