A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.49 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 105 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands (65 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -64.6271° West, 19.2675° North, depth 41 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024139000. Id of event: pr2024139000. The epicenter was at a depth of 41 km (25 miles). The 3.49-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:35:20 / 7:35 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/05/24 / 2024-05-18 19:35:20 / May 18, 2024 @ 7:35 pm UTC/GMT.
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 seven, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 105 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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