A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Pamandzi in Mayotte on Thursday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:38:53 / 11:38 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000j5vl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j5vl. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 45.3606° East, -12.8114° South, depth 10 km. 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: 03/01/19 / 2019-01-03 20:38:53 / January 3, 2019 @ 8:38 pm.
Epicenter of the event 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), 19 km (12 miles) from Dembeni (c. 10 100 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Sada (c. 9 800 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Acoua, Mtsamboro, Bouéni. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 8 km ESE of Pamandzi, Mayotte. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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