A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 116 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (72 miles). Id of earthquake: pr15184004. Event ids that are associated: pr15184004. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 84 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/07/15 / 2015-07-03 18:07:02 / July 3, 2015 @ 6:07 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.2092 West, latitude 19.3934 North, depth = 84 km. The temblor was reported at 14:07:02 / 2:07 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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