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USGS usc000ksan

31 Oct 2013, 09:01

232 km ENE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 232 km ENE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius?

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-18.601800, 65.306100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000ksan
Coordinates
-18.6018, 65.3061
Network
us
Significance
385