A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude -64.9966 West, latitude 18.7608 North, depth = 38 km. The temblor was reported at 03:31:16 / 3:31 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2018053001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018053001. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 07:31:16 / February 22, 2018 @ 7:31 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Culebra, Tortola, Road Town (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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: 46 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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