A minor earthquake magnitude 3.36 (ml/mb) strikes 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 59 km, -64.4976° West, 18.8503° North. Unique identifier: pr2018261007. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018261007. The 3.36-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:12:41 / 12:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/09/18 / 2018-09-18 04:12:41 / September 18, 2018 @ 4:12 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 59 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 49 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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