A minor earthquake magnitude 3.59 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/04/24 / 2024-04-28 12:46:02 / April 28, 2024 @ 12:46 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mumf, pr2024119008. Id of event: pr2024119008. The epicenter was at a depth of 31 km (19 miles). The 3.59-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:46:02 / 12:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -64.7783° West, 19.0418° North, depth 31 km.
Epicenter of the event was 70 km (43 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 78 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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