A minor earthquake magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) strikes 92 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (57 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 13:04:35 / 1:04 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2018040008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018040008. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/02/18 / 2018-02-09 17:04:35 / February 9, 2018 @ 5:04 pm. Exact location of event, depth 71 km, -64.8895° West, 19.2101° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71 km (44 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 92 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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