A minor earthquake magnitude 3.37 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The temblor was reported at 08:29:09 / 8:29 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 88 km (55 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019013011. Id of event: pr2019013011. Exact location of earthquake, -64.4196° West, 19.0985° North, depth 88 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/01/19 / 2019-01-13 12:29:09 / January 13, 2019 @ 12:29 pm.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola. The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 78 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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