A minor earthquake magnitude 3.15 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 83 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (52 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2018212004. Event ids that are associated: pr2018212004. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 03:05:29 / July 31, 2018 @ 3:05 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.15-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:05:29 / 11:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 57 km, -64.8691° West, 19.1311° North.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days fifty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-six 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.
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