A light earthquake magnitude 4.13 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 66 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (41 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.6501 West, latitude 19.3741 North, depth = 39 km. Unique identifier: pr2019151000. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019151000, us70003thk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.13-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:27:04 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/05/19 / 2019-05-31 01:27:04 / May 31, 2019 @ 1:27 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 66 km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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