A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 84 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (52 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -64.6266° West, latitude 19.1788° North, depth = 14 km. The temblor was detected at 20:45:46 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16178000. Id of event: pr16178000. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/06/16 / 2016-06-26 00:45:46 / June 26, 2016 @ 12:45 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 84 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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