A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.392 West, latitude 18.9183 North, depth = 8 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:58:41 / 1:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 17:58:41 / July 17, 2015 @ 5:58 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15198015. Id of event: pr15198015.
Nearby 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). Event epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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