A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 112 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (70 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -64.6755° West, 19.4285° North, depth 18.39 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Road Town in British Virgin Islands (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.39 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/08/15 / 2015-08-19 11:04:31 / August 19, 2015 @ 11:04 am UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:04:31 / 7:04 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00ntbtfi, us100033ct. Id of event: us100033ct.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 112 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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