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M5.1 Earthquake near Mauritius-Reunion Region

UTC time: 2026-01-06 10:09:26 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Mauritius-Reunion Region

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M5.1 Earthquake near Mauritius-Reunion Region · 2026-01-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Mauritius-Reunion Region · 2026-01-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 6, 2026 at 10:09 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Mauritius-Reunion Region. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
a63f96f92cca5948bf69a19a624d7be984842d53
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-06 10:09:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-19.18000, 64.03000
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 Sèche668.2 kmW18'036
Port Louis692.5 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
    95.2 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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