A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 143 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (89 miles). Exact location, longitude -64.5836° West, latitude 19.715° North, depth = 38 km. The temblor was reported at 17:24:43 / 5:24 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr15232005. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15232005, us100033t4. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/08/15 / 2015-08-20 21:24:43 / August 20, 2015 @ 9:24 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days ninety-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 143 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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