A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 101 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (63 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49 km (30 miles). Global time and date of event 28/02/16 / 2016-02-28 04:50:09 / February 28, 2016 @ 4:50 am UTC/GMT. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:50:09 / 12:50 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr16059007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16059007. Exact location of event, longitude -64.8581 West, latitude 19.3064 North, depth = 49 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days twenty-nine, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 101 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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