A minor earthquake magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 12/05/19 / 2019-05-12 06:21:35 / May 12, 2019 @ 6:21 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -64.2888 West, latitude 19.0833 North, depth = 52 km. The 3.27-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:21:35 / 2:21 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2019132005. Event ids that are associated: pr2019132005.
Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 81 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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