A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/09/15 / 2015-09-27 07:23:36 / September 27, 2015 @ 7:23 am UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:23:36 / 3:23 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15270036. Id of event: pr15270036. Exact location of event, depth 34 km, -64.4473° West, 18.8596° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34 km (21 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). The epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days seventy-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 52 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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