A minor earthquake magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) strikes 79 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (49 miles) on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 26/09/19 / 2019-09-26 03:50:52 / September 26, 2019 @ 3:50 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 50 km (31 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.5068 West, latitude 19.1296 North, depth = 50 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019269019. Id of event: pr2019269019. The temblor was picked up at 23:50:52 / 11:50 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 79 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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