A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 132 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (82 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15266003. Id of event: pr15266003. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:41:19 / 12:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -64.7379° West, 19.606° North, depth 60 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/09/15 / 2015-09-23 04:41:19 / September 23, 2015 @ 4:41 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days one hundred and five and in the last 365 days five hundred and six 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
Questions or comments?
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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 132 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
Copyright © 2015 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply