A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Unique identifier: pr16278008. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16278008. Global time and date of event 04/10/16 / 2016-10-04 23:51:14 / October 4, 2016 @ 11:51 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:51:14 / 7:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -64.9225 West, latitude 19.0259 North, depth = 25 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 73 km (46 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days five hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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: 74 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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