A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. Id of earthquake: pr15234008. Event ids that are associated: pr15234008. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 04:18:59 / 4:18 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 22/08/15 / 2015-08-22 08:18:59 / August 22, 2015 @ 8:18 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -65.1364 West, latitude 18.7014 North, depth = 59 km.
Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Naguabo, Río Grande, Ceiba (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days ninety-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 45 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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