A minor earthquake magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) strikes 93 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (58 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/08/19 / 2019-08-09 08:40:57 / August 9, 2019 @ 8:40 am. The 2.97-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:40:57 / 4:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.125 West, latitude 19.1695 North, depth = 71 km. Id of earthquake: pr2019221002. Event ids that are associated: pr2019221002.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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: 93 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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