A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Pamandzi in Mayotte. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 45.3679° East, -12.7876° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j9wl. Id of event: us2000j9wl. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/01/19 / 2019-01-28 16:44:47 / January 28, 2019 @ 4:44 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:44:47 / 7:44 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Acoua, Bouéni, Kani Kéli (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 15 km (9 miles) from Mamoudzou (c. 54 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Koungou (c. 18 100 pop), 12 km (7 miles) from Dzaoudzi (c. 15 300 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Dembeni (c. 10 100 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Sada (c. 9 800 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Bandraboua (c. 7 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 9 km E of Pamandzi, Mayotte.
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