A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.94 (ml/mb) was reported 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -64.6713° West, latitude 19.1255° North, depth = 29 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/05/24 / 2024-05-07 02:44:50 / May 7, 2024 @ 2:44 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mwvf, pr2024128000. Id of event: pr2024128000. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29 km (18 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:44:50 / 2:44 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cruz Bay, Road Town, Tortola. Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 88 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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