A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 137 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (85 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 31/07/15 / 2015-07-31 12:16:01 / July 31, 2015 @ 12:16 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pr15212013. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15212013. Exact location of event, longitude -64.5084 West, latitude 19.6585 North, depth = 53 km. The temblor was reported at 08:16:01 / 8:16 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days sixty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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