A minor earthquake magnitude 3.65 (ml/mb) strikes 133 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (83 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 09:09:37 / February 18, 2018 @ 9:09 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 05:09:37 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2018049005. Event ids that are associated: pr2018049005, us2000d458. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -65.0488° West, 19.4153° North, depth 82 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 133 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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