A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Pamandzi in Mayotte on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude 45.6977° East, latitude -12.8895° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:40:56 / 9:40 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/06/18 / 2018-06-27 06:40:56 / June 27, 2018 @ 6:40 am. Event id: us1000f35z. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000f35z.
The epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Mamoudzou (c. 54 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Koungou (c. 18 100 pop), 49 km (31 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), 47 km (29 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Bandraboua (c. 7 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Acoua, Mtsamboro, M’Tsangamouji. Close country/countries that might be effected, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 46 km ESE of Pamandzi, Mayotte.
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