A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.11 (ml/mb) was reported 138 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (86 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/08/19 / 2019-08-01 14:38:33 / August 1, 2019 @ 2:38 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 140 km (87 miles). The temblor was reported at 10:38:33 / 10:38 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019213007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019213007. Exact location, longitude -65.0926° West, latitude 19.5791° North, depth = 140 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days four hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 138 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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