M5.0 earthquake 192 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 192 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius on Sun, Feb 3, 1985, 6:46 PM GMT+4 (14:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-03 14:46:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.352° S, 64.597° E
- Region
- Mauritius
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bkm (also filed as gcmtb020385c, gcmt19850203144609). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.