A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 113 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (70 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -64.5925° West, 19.4461° North, depth 73 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 73 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr15211026. Event ids that are associated: pr15211026. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:20:02 / 7:20 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/07/15 / 2015-07-30 23:20:02 / July 30, 2015 @ 11:20 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days fourty-three, in the past 30 days seventy-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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.
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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: 113 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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