A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). The temblor was detected at 06:51:48 / 6:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 7 km, -64.9014° West, 18.7926° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/05/16 / 2016-05-13 10:51:48 / May 13, 2016 @ 10:51 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr16134004. Unique identifier: pr16134004.
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). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Culebra, Cruz Bay, Tortola. Epicenter of the event was 50 km (31 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop).
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 0, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 49 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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