A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 109 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (68 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:56:39 / 4:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -64.8603 West, latitude 19.3773 North, depth = 87 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/02/19 / 2019-02-14 08:56:39 / February 14, 2019 @ 8:56 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 87 km (54 miles). Event id: pr2019045006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019045006.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 109 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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