A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 101 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (63 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:42:10 / 5:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/08/24 / 2024-08-11 05:42:10 / August 11, 2024 @ 5:42 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 58.29 km (36 miles). Id of earthquake: pr71457243. Event ids that are associated: pr71457243. Exact location of event, depth 58.29 km, -64.974833333333° West, 19.261° North.
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 four, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 101 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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