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M5.4 Earthquake near RODRIGUES REGION, MAURITIUS

UTC time: 2026-01-06 10:09:26 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

RODRIGUES REGION, MAURITIUS

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M5.4 Earthquake near RODRIGUES REGION, MAURITIUS · 2026-01-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near RODRIGUES REGION, MAURITIUS · 2026-01-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near RODRIGUES REGION, MAURITIUS on January 6, 2026 at 10:09 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
2aaebaf7edd3e110d0614b61d9950c635e497098
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-06 10:09:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-19.17280, 64.01880
Temperature
26.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Bel Air Rivière Sèche667.2 kmW18'036
Port Louis691.4 kmW155'226

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Sir Charles Gaetan Duval AirportMauritius · RRG · FIMR
    94.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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