A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Id of earthquake: pr16183002. Event ids that are associated: pr16183002. Global time and date of event 01/07/16 / 2016-07-01 13:07:43 / July 1, 2016 @ 1:07 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -64.7605° West, latitude 18.7828° North, depth = 80 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80 km (50 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:07:43 / 9:07 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 42 km (26 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Close 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, Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days six hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 43 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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