A minor earthquake magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 160 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (99 miles). The 3.43-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:33:47 / 5:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -64.0045° West, 19.742° North, depth 88 km. Unique identifier: pr2018080005. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018080005. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 88 km (55 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/03/18 / 2018-03-21 09:33:47 / March 21, 2018 @ 9:33 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 160 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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