A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Sainte-Rose in Reunion on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 23:25:43 / 11:25 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/02/18 / 2018-02-27 19:25:43 / February 27, 2018 @ 7:25 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 56.5393° East, -20.9647° South, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000d8vk. Event ids that are associated: us2000d8vk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Saint-Benoît (c. 35 300 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Bras-Panon (c. 10 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Sainte-Rose (c. 7 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Reunion (c. 777 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bras-Panon, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Rose (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 79 km ENE of Sainte-Rose, Reunion. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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