A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 95 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (59 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr15194000. Event ids that are associated: pr15194000. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:51:47 / 2:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 24 km, -64.1669° West, 19.1665° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/07/15 / 2015-07-13 06:51:47 / July 13, 2015 @ 6:51 am.
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 twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 95 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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