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Mauritius earthquakes in 1936

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Mauritius in 1936. The largest: M6.1 Mauritius - Reunion region, Mar 21, 1936.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19351937

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Where every quake of 1936 was located in Mauritius. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1936

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19360
February 19360
March 193616.1Mauritius - Reunion region
April 19360
May 19360
June 19360
July 19360
August 19360
September 19360
October 19360
November 19360
December 19360

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.