A minor earthquake magnitude 3.65 (ml/mb) strikes 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 13:12:35 / 1:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -64.979 West, latitude 18.6563 North, depth = 92 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92 km (57 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/08/24 / 2024-08-03 13:12:35 / August 3, 2024 @ 1:12 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2024216000. Unique identifier: pr2024216000.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Luquillo, Ceiba, Fajardo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 35 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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