A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019083006. Unique identifier: pr2019083006. The 3.41-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:46:28 / 3:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.1895 West, latitude 19.0635 North, depth = 119 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/03/19 / 2019-03-24 07:46:28 / March 24, 2019 @ 7:46 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 119 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tortola.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-seven 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 84 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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