A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 77 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (48 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr17022005, us10007utt. Id of event: pr17022005. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 08:45:57 / 8:45 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/01/17 / 2017-01-22 12:45:57 / January 22, 2017 @ 12:45 pm. Exact location of event, depth 24 km, -64.207° West, 19.4482° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-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: 77 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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