A minor earthquake magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. The temblor was picked up at 00:12:18 / 12:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/09/19 / 2019-09-28 04:12:18 / September 28, 2019 @ 4:12 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -64.6165° West, latitude 19.13° North, depth = 36 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pr2019271009. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019271009.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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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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: 78 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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