This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 0.6 Md
Local datetime 2026/01/28 15:49
Universal datetime 2026/01/28 11:49
Latitude -21.25 ° ± 0.4 km
Longitude 55.70 ° ± 0.3 km
Depth 7 km (from location) ± 0.4 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Saint-Pierre  23 84212
Le Tampon  15 78629
Saint-André  32 56268
Saint-Louis  29 53365
Saint-Benoît  18 37759
Saint-Joseph  9 37644
L'Étang-Salé  34 13894
Bras-Panon  26 12811
Petite-Île  17 12162
Salazie  30 7312
Entre-Deux  22 6902
La Plaine-des-Palmistes  12 6565
Sainte-Rose  8 6418
Cilaos  27 5456
Saint-Philippe  8 5260

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status confirmed
RMS 0.06
Azimuthal gap 118.1 °
Number of stations used 14
Number of phases used 22

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
PF CS3 P 11:49:43.10 0.02 263.83 0.01 Manual
PF CS2 S 11:49:44.69 0.07 279.45 0.01 Manual
PF CS4 P 11:49:43.13 0.05 250.31 0.01 Manual
PF CS4 S 11:49:44.57 -0.05 250.31 0.01 Manual
PF CSS P 11:49:43.15 0.06 268.76 0.01 Manual
PF CSS S 11:49:44.61 -0.04 268.76 0.01 Manual
PF CS6 P 11:49:43.5 -0.06 269.59 0.02 Manual
PF CS6 S 11:49:44.58 -0.1 269.59 0.02 Manual
PF CS5 P 11:49:43.9 0 256.13 0.02 Manual
PF CS5 S 11:49:44.61 -0.03 256.13 0.02 Manual
PF FOR P 11:49:43.26 0.11 132.21 0.02 Manual
PF FOR S 11:49:44.70 -0.03 132.21 0.02 Manual
PF PHR P 11:49:43.26 0 255.07 0.03 Manual
PF PVD S 11:49:45.2 0.08 113.44 0.04 Manual
PF FRE P 11:49:43.28 0.03 354.92 0.04 Manual
PF FRE S 11:49:44.94 0.05 354.92 0.04 Manual
PF CRA P 11:49:43.22 -0.09 67.2 0.06 Manual
PF CRA S 11:49:44.98 -0.02 67.2 0.06 Manual
PF C98 P 11:49:43.48 -0.03 41.42 0.06 Manual
PF C98 S 11:49:45.33 0 41.42 0.06 Manual
PF GPS P 11:49:43.38 0.01 110.38 0.06 Manual
PF GBS P 11:49:43.43 -0.12 110.62 0.08 Manual