A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 87 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (54 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50 km (31 miles). Id of earthquake: pr15244009. Event ids that are associated: pr15244009. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/09/15 / 2015-09-01 16:59:11 / September 1, 2015 @ 4:59 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -64.1727 West, latitude 19.0869 North, depth = 50 km. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:59:11 / 12:59 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days seventy-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 87 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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