A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/10/16 / 2016-10-17 05:51:30 / October 17, 2016 @ 5:51 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -64.5395 West, latitude 19.125 North, depth = 51 km. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:51:30 / 1:51 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16291001. Id of event: pr16291001.
Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 78 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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