A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 81 km (50 miles). The 3.32-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:34:49 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018336008. Id of event: pr2018336008. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 14:34:49 / December 2, 2018 @ 2:34 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -64.5206° West, latitude 18.963° North, depth = 81 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 59 km (37 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 61 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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