A minor earthquake magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -64.6588° West, 18.9738° North, depth 51 km. Event id: pr2018182016. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018182016. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/07/18 / 2018-07-01 04:36:49 / July 1, 2018 @ 4:36 am. The temblor was picked up at 00:36:49 / 12:36 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51 km (32 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 61 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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