A minor earthquake magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Exact location, longitude -64.6611° West, latitude 18.9865° North, depth = 36 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018212036. Id of event: pr2018212036. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 06:23:09 / July 31, 2018 @ 6:23 am UTC/GMT. The 3.02-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:23:09 / 2:23 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town. Earthquake epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop).
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 fifty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 63 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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