A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.25 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 04:58:15 / 4:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 121 km (75 miles). Event id: pr2018005003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018005003. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/01/18 / 2018-01-05 08:58:15 / January 5, 2018 @ 8:58 am. Exact location of earthquake, -65.1223° West, 18.5928° North, depth 121 km.
Close 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). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Loíza, Punta Santiago, Río Grande (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourteen 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: 34 km NW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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