A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.07 West, latitude 18.694666666667 North, depth = 76.86 km. The temblor was reported at 21:27:36 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 76.86 km (48 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/09/24 / 2024-09-14 21:27:36 / September 14, 2024 @ 9:27 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71460058. Id of event: pr71460058.
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). 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). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Luquillo, Fajardo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 41 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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