A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Pamandzi in Mayotte on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:22:58 / 5:22 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j1zn. Id of event: us2000j1zn. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/12/18 / 2018-12-21 02:22:58 / December 21, 2018 @ 2:22 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 45.3096 East, latitude -12.812 South, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Acoua, Mtsamboro, Kani Kéli (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 9 km (6 miles) from Mamoudzou (c. 54 800 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Koungou (c. 18 100 pop), 7 km (4 miles) from Dzaoudzi (c. 15 300 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Dembeni (c. 10 100 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Sada (c. 9 800 pop), 4 km (2 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km ESE of Pamandzi, Mayotte. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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