A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Bandrélé in Mayotte on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/08/24 / 2024-08-27 15:51:08 / August 27, 2024 @ 3:51 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nn2q. Unique identifier: us6000nn2q. Exact location of event, depth 11.217 km, 45.5084° East, -13.1362° South. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:51:08 / 3:51 pm (local time epicenter). 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 11.217 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mtsamboro, Acoua, Bandraboua. Earthquake epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Mamoudzou (c. 54 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Koungou (c. 18 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Dzaoudzi (c. 15 300 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Dembeni (c. 10 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Sada (c. 9 800 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Bandraboua (c. 7 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 42 km SE of Bandrélé, Mayotte. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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