A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 92 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (57 miles) on Friday. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:40:19 / 12:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.4146 West, latitude 19.2321 North, depth = 82 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019151006. Id of event: pr2019151006. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 82 km (51 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/05/19 / 2019-05-31 04:40:19 / May 31, 2019 @ 4:40 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 92 km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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