A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Pamandzi in Mayotte on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: us2000j08g. Event ids that are associated: us2000j08g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/12/18 / 2018-12-18 15:41:44 / December 18, 2018 @ 3:41 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 18:41:44 / 6:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 45.3545° East, -12.8737° South, depth 10 km.
The epicenter was 17 km (11 miles) from Mamoudzou (c. 54 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Koungou (c. 18 100 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Dzaoudzi (c. 15 300 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Dembeni (c. 10 100 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Sada (c. 9 800 pop), 12 km (7 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop), 31 km (20 miles) from Bandraboua (c. 7 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mtsamboro, Acoua, M’Tsangamouji.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 11 km SE of Pamandzi, Mayotte.
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