A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 18:56:56 / 6:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/02/19 / 2019-02-12 22:56:56 / February 12, 2019 @ 10:56 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.641 West, latitude 18.8198 North, depth = 32 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019043012. Id of event: pr2019043012. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 43 km (26 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 44 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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