A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:25:45 / 10:25 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/05/17 / 2017-05-24 14:25:45 / May 24, 2017 @ 2:25 pm. Id of earthquake: us10008uut. Event ids that are associated: us10008uut. Exact location of event, depth 51.74 km, -64.9796° West, 19.1397° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51.74 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, 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 Cruz Bay, Charlotte Amalie, Road Town. Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 88 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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