A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Pamandzi in Mayotte. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:54:02 / 11:54 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/05/18 / 2018-05-19 20:54:02 / May 19, 2018 @ 8:54 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 45.6388 East, latitude -12.8878 South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us1000eajh. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000eajh.
Earthquake epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Mamoudzou (c. 54 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Koungou (c. 18 100 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Dzaoudzi (c. 15 300 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Dembeni (c. 10 100 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Sada (c. 9 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Acoua, Mtsamboro, M’Tsangamouji. Country/countries that might be effected, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-four, in the last 10 days seventy-four, in the past 30 days seventy-four and in the last 365 days seventy-four 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 40 km ESE of Pamandzi, Mayotte.
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