A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.12 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 39 km, -64.658° West, 19.1186° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 04:57:37 / July 31, 2018 @ 4:57 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.12-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:57:37 / 12:57 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018212020. Unique identifier: pr2018212020.
Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 77 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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