A minor earthquake magnitude 3.29 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 100 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (62 miles). The 3.29-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:35:44 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46 km (29 miles). Exact location, longitude -65.1388° West, latitude 19.2235° North, depth = 46 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/03/18 / 2018-03-13 06:35:44 / March 13, 2018 @ 6:35 am. Event id: pr2018072001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018072001.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days sixty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 100 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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