A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 04:28:29 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/03/18 / 2018-03-18 08:28:29 / March 18, 2018 @ 8:28 am. Exact location, longitude -65.0833° West, latitude 18.9566° North, depth = 31 km. Event id: pr2018077002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018077002.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tortola, Road Town, Culebra (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days sixty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 69 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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