A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.48 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. Event id: pr2024119005. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mup6, pr2024119005. Exact location of event, longitude -64.8453 West, latitude 19.1073 North, depth = 32 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/04/24 / 2024-04-28 16:56:14 / April 28, 2024 @ 4:56 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 16:56:14 / 4:56 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 85 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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