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USGS iscgem615027044

10 Nov 2016, 13:54

Mauritius - Reunion region

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is Mauritius - Reunion region?

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-20.030000, 66.491000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem615027044
Coordinates
-20.03, 66.491
Network
iscgem
Significance
397