A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 80 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (50 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:01:39 / 1:01 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/06/16 / 2016-06-30 05:01:39 / June 30, 2016 @ 5:01 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -64.7959° West, 19.1203° North. Unique identifier: pr16182009. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16182009.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days seven hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 80 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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