A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) was reported 100 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (62 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44 km (27 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -64.3786 West, latitude 19.296 North, depth = 44 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:44:15 / 9:44 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2018182006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018182006. Global time and date of event 01/07/18 / 2018-07-01 01:44:15 / July 1, 2018 @ 1:44 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 100 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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