A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.69 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday. Exact location, longitude -65.063° West, latitude 18.7816° North, depth = 76 km. Global time and date of event 22/12/17 / 2017-12-22 20:38:35 / December 22, 2017 @ 8:38 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: pr2017356008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017356008. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 16:38:35 / 4:38 pm (local time epicenter).
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 cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ceiba, Luquillo, Isabel Segunda (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 50 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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