A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. Exact location of earthquake, -65.1412° West, 18.9559° North, depth 12 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15249006. Id of event: pr15249006. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:10:37 / 1:10 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/09/15 / 2015-09-06 05:10:37 / September 6, 2015 @ 5:10 am UTC/GMT.
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). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Cruz Bay, Culebra (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days fourty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 71 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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