A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/06/16 / 2016-06-04 21:19:55 / June 4, 2016 @ 9:19 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16156008. Id of event: pr16156008. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles). Exact location, longitude -65.164° West, latitude 18.9895° North, depth = 24 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:19:55 / 5:19 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie. Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days seven hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. 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: 75 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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