A minor earthquake magnitude 2.5 (mg/mb) has striked on Tuesday, 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The temblor was reported at 12:48:09 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter) at a depth of 48 km (30 miles). Global time of event 2015-01-13 04:48:09 UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude -64.7509 West, latitude 18.6714 North, depth 48 km.
Close countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). The epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay.
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