A minor earthquake magnitude 3.95 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 116 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (72 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/07/17 / 2017-07-03 16:14:58 / July 3, 2017 @ 4:14 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 18 km (11 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2017184008. Event ids that are associated: pr2017184008. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 12:14:58 / 12:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -64.8743° West, 19.4396° North, depth 18 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 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: 116 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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