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Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Mauritius/Reunion Region on Tuesday, 12 November 2019

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Mauritius/Reunion Region on Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Date & time: Tuesday, 12 November 2019 16:02 UTC
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.19°S / 59.93°E (Mauritius)
Nearest volcano: Piton de la Fournaise (454 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 1*10^12 J (278 MWh / 239 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
Tue, 12 Nov 16:02 UTCM 4.9 / 10 kmMauritius - Reunion RegionEMSC
Tue, 12 Nov 16:02 UTCM 4.6 / 98 kmMauritius/Reunion RegionBMKG
Tue, 12 Nov 16:02 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km216km E of Quatre Soeurs, MauritiusUSGS

"I felt it" reports:
Poste de (229.4 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Quatre Soeur / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Central Flacq (230.8 km W from epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Grand Port Mauritius / MMI IV (Light shaking)
(5708.8 km NE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
(5704.8 km NE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Yangon / MMI VI (Strong shaking): Experienced earthquake never Before in Yangon. Myanmar.

 

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