A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.05 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The 3.05-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:28:13 / 1:28 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/11/18 / 2018-11-19 05:28:13 / November 19, 2018 @ 5:28 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018323005. Id of event: pr2018323005. Exact location, longitude -64.5318° West, latitude 18.752° North, depth = 47 km.
The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 38 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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