Mauritius earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 279 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 279 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius on Sat, Nov 29, 1980, 5:36 AM GMT+4 (01:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Nov 29, 1980, 5:36 AM GMT+4
UTC: 1980-11-29 01:36:36 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 17.970° S, 65.363° E
Region: Mauritius
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 45

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001b2n (also filed as gcmtb112980a, gcmt19801129013636, iscgem636293). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.