A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.48 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Thursday. Id of earthquake: pr2018354007. Event ids that are associated: pr2018354007. Global time and date of event 20/12/18 / 2018-12-20 09:06:55 / December 20, 2018 @ 9:06 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -64.6158 West, latitude 18.8455 North, depth = 39 km. The 3.48-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:06:55 / 5:06 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 45 km (28 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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