A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) was reported 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Sunday. Event id: pr2019048006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019048006. The 3.23-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:05:57 / 12:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -64.0685 West, latitude 18.9038 North, depth = 105 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 105 km (65 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/02/19 / 2019-02-17 04:05:57 / February 17, 2019 @ 4:05 am.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 79 km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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