A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.59 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Exact location of event, depth 24 km, -64.2596° West, 18.9205° North. The 3.59-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:17:26 / 3:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/04/24 / 2024-04-22 15:17:26 / April 22, 2024 @ 3:17 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mdwa, pr2024113000. Id of event: pr2024113000. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 86 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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