A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Pamandzi in Mayotte on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 45.4478 East, latitude -12.8923 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/02/19 / 2019-02-24 23:08:19 / February 24, 2019 @ 11:08 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:08:19 / 2:08 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000jbc2. Event ids that are associated: us1000jbc2.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mtsamboro, Acoua, M’Tsangamouji (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Mamoudzou (c. 54 800 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Koungou (c. 18 100 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Dzaoudzi (c. 15 300 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Dembeni (c. 10 100 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Sada (c. 9 800 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Pamandzi (c. 9 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mayotte (c. 159 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km ESE of Pamandzi, Mayotte. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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