A minor earthquake magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 80 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (50 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:25:22 / 12:25 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2018200001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018200001. Exact location, longitude -65.1121° West, latitude 19.0515° North, depth = 40 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). Global time and date of event 19/07/18 / 2018-07-19 04:25:22 / July 19, 2018 @ 4:25 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 80 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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