A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/08/19 / 2019-08-18 06:12:27 / August 18, 2019 @ 6:12 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.1811 West, latitude 18.8825 North, depth = 40 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:12:27 / 2:12 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019230002. Id of event: pr2019230002.
Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Event epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 69 km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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