Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 22, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mauritius - Reunion region on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 12:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Louis, about 945.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.044 and latitude -17.548.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.548, 66.044
UTC time 1979-08-22 12:24:11.700
Location Mauritius - Reunion region
Country Mauritius - Reunion region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-22

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