A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 107 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (66 miles). The 3.02-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:19:26 / 9:19 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/06/17 / 2017-06-27 13:19:26 / June 27, 2017 @ 1:19 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 63 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2017178007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017178007. Exact location of event, longitude -64.7831 West, latitude 19.3751 North, depth = 63 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 107 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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