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M0.8 Earthquake near Mauritius-Reunion Region (France)

UTC time: 2025-09-26 09:29:36 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 26, 2025 at 09:29 UTC, a magnitude M0.8 earthquake occurred near Mauritius-Reunion Region (France). With a focal depth of about 15 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by IPGP. France: 17 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.2.

Details

ID
f776bf66538a1f066484ddd4fb7c5f5fa37ef1db
Magnitude
M0.8
Depth
14.9 km
UTC time
2025-09-26 09:29:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
La Réunion
Source
ipgp
Coordinates
-21.20566, 55.54918
Temperature
23.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.9 km
Shallow
14.9 km
14.9 km — deeper than the regional average (6.1 km)
Regional average: 6.1 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

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Airports

  • Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds AirportRéunion · ZSE · FMEP
    18.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Roland Garros AirportRéunion · RUN · FMEE
    35.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

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Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,008 Catalogue entries

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