A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Global time and date of event 29/06/15 / 2015-06-29 08:47:48 / June 29, 2015 @ 8:47 am UTC/GMT. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:47:48 / 4:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 41 km, -64.6785° West, 19.135° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15180002. Id of event: pr15180002. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 79 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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