Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mauritius - Reunion region on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 16:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Louis, about 932.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 65.943 and latitude -17.650.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.650, 65.943
UTC time 2006-08-30 16:13:39.710
Location Mauritius - Reunion region
Country Mauritius - Reunion region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-30

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