A minor earthquake magnitude 3.28 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 02:46:17 / July 31, 2018 @ 2:46 am UTC/GMT. Event id: pr2018212006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018212006. Exact location of event, depth 39 km, -64.61° West, 19.0715° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 39 km (24 miles). The 3.28-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:46:17 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola. Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 72 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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