A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/09/19 / 2019-09-03 21:05:27 / September 3, 2019 @ 9:05 pm. Exact location, longitude -64.7825° West, latitude 18.9138° North, depth = 71 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019246009. Unique identifier: pr2019246009. The 2.99-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:05:27 / 5:05 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71 km (44 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 65 km (40 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).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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