A minor earthquake magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/09/19 / 2019-09-28 18:14:26 / September 28, 2019 @ 6:14 pm. Event id: pr2019271058. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019271058. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 76 km, -64.736° West, 19.0993° North. The temblor was picked up at 14:14:26 / 2:14 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Event epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 76 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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