A minor earthquake magnitude 2.7 (mg/mb) has striked on Monday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The temblor was reported at 12:59:27 / 12:59 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 26 km (16 miles). Global time of event 2014-12-15 04:59:27 UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude -64.5774 West, latitude 18.5613 North, depth 26 km.
Close countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). The epicenter was 14 km (9 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop).
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