A minor earthquake magnitude 3.86 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/08/24 / 2024-08-15 16:31:36 / August 15, 2024 @ 4:31 pm. The temblor was reported at 16:31:36 / 4:31 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46 km (29 miles). Exact location of event, depth 46 km, -64.736° West, 18.7776° North. Event id: pr2024228000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024228000.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days eighty-eight 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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