A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.28 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.1591 West, latitude 18.9563 North, depth = 36 km. Event id: pr2018178004. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018178004. The temblor was reported at 06:38:51 / 6:38 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/06/18 / 2018-06-27 10:38:51 / June 27, 2018 @ 10:38 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 74 km (46 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). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Cruz Bay, Culebra (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-one 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 72 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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