A minor earthquake magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Id of earthquake: pr2018211012. Event ids that are associated: pr2018211012. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 63 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -64.7235 West, latitude 18.9651 North, depth = 63 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/07/18 / 2018-07-30 17:46:04 / July 30, 2018 @ 5:46 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.06-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:46:04 / 1:46 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 61 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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