A minor earthquake magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 167 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (104 miles). The 3.42-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:50:44 / 1:50 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 83 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -63.9275° West, 19.7788° North, depth 83 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/03/19 / 2019-03-06 05:50:44 / March 6, 2019 @ 5:50 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019065004. Unique identifier: pr2019065004.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 167 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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