A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Christiansted in U.S. Virgin Islands. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16078003. Id of event: pr16078003. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 127 km (79 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 127 km, -64.8095° West, 18.0445° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/03/16 / 2016-03-18 05:52:08 / March 18, 2016 @ 5:52 am. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:52:08 / 1:52 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby 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 36 km (22 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isabel Segunda, Culebra, Tortola.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 34 km NNW of Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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