A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. Event id: pr16301001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16301001. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/10/16 / 2016-10-27 03:56:38 / October 27, 2016 @ 3:56 am. Exact location of event, depth 27 km, -65.0329° West, 18.5695° North. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:56:38 / 11:56 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27 km (17 miles).
Nearby 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). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luquillo, Ceiba, Fajardo. Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each 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.
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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: 27 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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