A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.47 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude -64.5858 West, latitude 18.7885 North, depth = 29 km. The 3.47-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:52:43 / 2:52 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/01/20 / 2020-01-30 06:52:43 / January 30, 2020 @ 6:52 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29 km (18 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2020030003. Event ids that are associated: pr2020030003, us60007jup.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town. Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-one 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 52 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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