Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 962 km east of Port Louis, Port Louis District, Mauritius, on Sunday, 29 Nov 2020 12:15 am (GMT +4) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
28 Nov 21:05 UTC: First to report: USGS after 50 minutes.
30 Nov 19:50: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.4. Epicenter location corrected by 3.5 km (2.2 mi) towards NW.
30 Nov 19:50: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.4. Epicenter location corrected by 3.5 km (2.2 mi) towards NW.
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 29 Nov 2020 12:15 am (GMT +4)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.4123°S / 66.1599°E
(Indonesian Ocean, Mauritius)Nearby towns and cities:
384 km (239 mi) NE of Port Mathurin (pop: 6,000) --> See nearby quakes!
384 km (239 mi) NE of Port Mathurin (pop: 6,000) --> See nearby quakes!
962 km (598 mi) ENE of Port Louis (pop: 155,200) --> See nearby quakes!
385 km (239 mi) NE of Rodrigues Island (pop: 36,400) --> See nearby quakes!
384 km (239 mi) NE of Booby Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
26.1°C (79 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from E
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Clear Sky
26.1°C (79 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from EEstimated released energy: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.4 | 10 km | Mauritius - Reunion Region | USGS |
| M 4.8 | 12 km | MAURITIUS - REUNION REGION | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 10 km | Mauritius/Reunion Region | GFZ |
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Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 962 km east of Port Louis, Port Louis District, Mauritius, on Sunday, 29 Nov 2020 12:15 am (GMT +4)Please check again later while we are collecting more data.
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Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - Indian Ocean, 962 km east of Port Louis, Port Louis District, Mauritius, on Sunday, 29 Nov 2020 12:15 am (GMT +4)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
