A minor earthquake magnitude 3.92 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 94 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (58 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/03/20 / 2020-03-29 08:20:16 / March 29, 2020 @ 8:20 am. Event id: pr2020089013. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020089013, us70008i7g. Exact location of event, depth 29 km, -64.955° West, 19.4191° North. The 3.92-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:20:16 / 4:20 am (local time epicenter).
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 seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 94 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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