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Saint-Denis: an earthquake with a magnitude of 1.8 felt in the morning

At 9.26 am on Tuesday February 2, a low intensity earthquake was felt in Saint-Denis. According to the first analyzes, it would have been located 7km southwest of Sainte-Clotilde and 10 km deep.

It was an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 on the Richter scale that was felt in the north of Reunion on Tuesday morning February 2. At 9.26 am, the earth therefore trembled, mainly in the Saint-Denis sector and weakly.

According to the Volcanological Observatory of Piton de la Fournaise, the first analyzes made it possible to locate the earthquake 7 km southwest of Sainte-Clotilde and 10 km deep.

An isolated and tectonic event which is however not rare. This type of event is indeed recorded several times a year, specify the scientists.

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