A minor earthquake magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The temblor was picked up at 13:07:07 / 1:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -64.227° West, latitude 18.6116° North, depth = 39 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019209008. Id of event: pr2019209008. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 39 km (24 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/07/19 / 2019-07-28 17:07:07 / July 28, 2019 @ 5:07 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 44 km (27 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 46 km ENE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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