A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.48 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 03:59:40 / 3:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32 km (20 miles). Global time and date of event 04/12/19 / 2019-12-04 07:59:40 / December 4, 2019 @ 7:59 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -64.5215° West, latitude 18.9515° North, depth = 32 km. Id of earthquake: pr2019338006. Event ids that are associated: pr2019338006.
Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 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 two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 60 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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