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M0.6 Earthquake near Mauritius-Reunion Region (France)

UTC time: 2025-08-29 11:33:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M0.6 earthquake was recorded near Mauritius-Reunion Region (France) on August 29, 2025 at 11:33 UTC. With a focal depth of about 16 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by IPGP and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 15 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.2.

Details

ID
fdab695d907b9b7e64acc297cd0dc17a50df859d
Magnitude
M0.6
Depth
16.5 km
UTC time
2025-08-29 11:33:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
La Réunion
Source
ipgp
Coordinates
-21.22239, 55.70078
Temperature
21.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16.5 km
Shallow
16.5 km
16.5 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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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,008 Catalogue entries

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