A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 299 km E of Ile Rodrigues, Mauritius (186 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:11:56 / 12:11 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000g5h4. Event ids that are associated: us1000g5h4. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 66.2313 East, latitude -20.1714 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/08/18 / 2018-08-08 20:11:56 / August 8, 2018 @ 8:11 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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