A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) was reported Virgin Islands region (0 miles) on Friday. The 3.27-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:24:30 / 2:24 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/06/18 / 2018-06-01 02:24:30 / June 1, 2018 @ 2:24 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 83 km (52 miles). Unique identifier: pr2018152002. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018152002. Exact location of event, depth 83 km, -64.6825° West, 19.3721° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-six 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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