A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 87 km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (54 miles). Id of earthquake: pr15200005. Event ids that are associated: pr15200005. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/07/15 / 2015-07-19 06:52:17 / July 19, 2015 @ 6:52 am UTC/GMT. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:52:17 / 2:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 47 km (29 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.0279 West, latitude 18.9671 North, depth = 47 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 87 km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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