A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22 km (14 miles). The 3.27-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:50:42 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/01/18 / 2018-01-31 02:50:42 / January 31, 2018 @ 2:50 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -65.0411° West, latitude 18.5531° North, depth = 22 km. Unique identifier: pr2018031002. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018031002.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby 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/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luquillo, Ceiba, Fajardo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 26 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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