A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The 3.39-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:57:36 / 3:57 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019218002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019218002. Exact location of earthquake, -64.574° West, 19.0855° North, depth 115 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 115 km (71 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/08/19 / 2019-08-06 07:57:36 / August 6, 2019 @ 7:57 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 74 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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