A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The 3.03-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:37:03 / 9:37 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019187003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019187003. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 01:37:03 / July 6, 2019 @ 1:37 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.1706 West, latitude 18.5486 North, depth = 38 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38 km (24 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 47 km (29 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cruz Bay, Road Town, Tortola.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
Did you feel anything?
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: 49 km ENE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply