A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Pamandzi in Mayotte. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/06/18 / 2018-06-03 02:36:52 / June 3, 2018 @ 2:36 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:36:52 / 5:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 45.6973° East, -12.8557° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000ekh3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ekh3.
Earthquake epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Mamoudzou (c. 54 800 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Koungou (c. 18 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Dzaoudzi (c. 15 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Dembeni (c. 10 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Sada (c. 9 800 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Bandraboua (c. 7 900 pop). Close country/countries, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Acoua, Mtsamboro, Bouéni (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty, in the last 10 days fourty-four, in the past 30 days sixty-seven and in the last 365 days sixty-seven 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. 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: 45 km E of Pamandzi, Mayotte. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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