A minor earthquake magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/05/24 / 2024-05-29 18:54:54 / May 29, 2024 @ 6:54 pm. Event id: pr71450898. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71450898. The temblor was picked up at 18:54:54 / 6:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -64.120666666667° West, 18.125° North, depth 21.64 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21.64 km (13 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Saint Croix, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirteen 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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