A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.16 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 90 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (56 miles). The 3.16-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:17:47 / 11:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 03:17:47 / July 31, 2018 @ 3:17 am. Exact location of event, longitude -64.893 West, latitude 19.1943 North, depth = 34 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018212007. Unique identifier: pr2018212007. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34 km (21 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days fifty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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