A minor earthquake magnitude 3.37 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018182026. Id of event: pr2018182026. The 3.37-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:41:07 / 8:41 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/07/18 / 2018-07-01 12:41:07 / July 1, 2018 @ 12:41 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 71 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -64.512° West, 18.9091° North, depth 71 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town. Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 53 km (33 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 55 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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