A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.72 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands. Global time and date of event 01/05/20 / 2020-05-01 05:59:39 / May 1, 2020 @ 5:59 am UTC/GMT. Event id: pr2020122005. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020122005. Exact location, longitude -64.4675° West, latitude 19.1673° North, depth = 31 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 01:59:39 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola. Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
How would you describe the shaking?
Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 84 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply