A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported Mauritius – Reunion region (0 miles) on Sunday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:23:09 / 10:23 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/04/18 / 2018-04-22 06:23:09 / April 22, 2018 @ 6:23 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 66.9757 East, latitude -19.9212 South, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000dspz. Unique identifier: us1000dspz.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Mauritius – Reunion region. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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