A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Id of earthquake: pr2018211005. Event ids that are associated: pr2018211005. Exact location of earthquake, -64.7953° West, 18.802° North, depth 92 km. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:52:01 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/07/18 / 2018-07-30 09:52:01 / July 30, 2018 @ 9:52 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 92 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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