A minor earthquake magnitude 3.21 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.641333333333 West, latitude 18.809833333333 North, depth = 11.94 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/10/24 / 2024-10-01 14:17:23 / October 1, 2024 @ 2:17 pm. The 3.21-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:17:23 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.94 km (7 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71461513. Id of event: pr71461513.
The epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 55 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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