A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Mauritius – Reunion region (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/10/19 / 2019-10-22 16:12:05 / October 22, 2019 @ 4:12 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us700061n7. Ids that are associated to the event: us700061n7. The temblor was reported at 20:12:05 / 8:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 66.39° East, -20.0854° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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