This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 0.9 Md
Local datetime 2023/12/16 19:57
Universal datetime 2023/12/16 15:57
Latitude -20.96 ° ± 0.4 km
Longitude 55.44 ° ± 0.3 km
Depth 10 km (from location) ± 0.6 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Saint-Denis  4 147931
Saint-Paul  15 104519
Saint-André  21 56268
Saint-Benoît  26 37759
Le Port  14 34128
Sainte-Marie  9 33839
Saint-Leu  25 33576
La Possession  6 33020
Sainte-Suzanne  16 23505
Bras-Panon  20 12811
Les Avirons  28 11345
Salazie  11 7312
Les Trois-Bassins  20 7139
Entre-Deux  27 6902
Cilaos  20 5456

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status confirmed
RMS 0.03
Azimuthal gap 195.73 °
Number of stations used 5
Number of phases used 10

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
PF RVP P 15:57:30.98 0.05 90.88 0.05 Manual
PF RVP S 15:57:32.74 0.01 90.88 0.05 Manual
PF DOD P 15:57:31.18 -0.01 255.15 0.05 Manual
PF DOD S 15:57:33.14 -0.02 255.15 0.05 Manual
PF CPR P 15:57:31.69 0 162.69 0.09 Manual
PF CPR S 15:57:33.99 -0.02 162.69 0.09 Manual
PF LAC P 15:57:31.93 -0.01 129.92 0.11 Manual
PF LAC S 15:57:34.42 -0.01 129.92 0.11 Manual
PF MAID P 15:57:32.56 -0.04 205.52 0.13 Manual
PF MAID S 15:57:35.61 0.06 205.52 0.13 Manual