A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.55 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 135 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (84 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/05/19 / 2019-05-25 23:20:13 / May 25, 2019 @ 11:20 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -64.978° West, latitude 19.5946° North, depth = 39 km. The temblor was reported at 19:20:13 / 7:20 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2019145014. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019145014.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 135 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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