A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/08/24 / 2024-08-18 08:35:53 / August 18, 2024 @ 8:35 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.5 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 08:35:53 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -64.8935 West, latitude 19.022166666667 North, depth = 35.5 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71457703. Id of event: pr71457703.
The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cruz Bay, Charlotte Amalie, Road Town.
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 one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 75 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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