A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 15:27:10 / 3:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -65.127333333333° West, latitude 18.986666666667° North, depth = 17.49 km. Id of earthquake: pr71456908. Event ids that are associated: pr71456908. Global time and date of event 03/08/24 / 2024-08-03 15:27:10 / August 3, 2024 @ 3:27 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 17.49 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Charlotte Amalie. Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 75 km (46 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 74 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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