A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62 km (39 miles). The temblor was picked up at 00:01:13 / 12:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -64.7383° West, 19.0853° North, depth 62 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018212019. Event ids that are associated: pr2018212019. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 04:01:13 / July 31, 2018 @ 4:01 am.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days sixty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 75 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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