A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.941333333333 West, latitude 19.077166666667 North, depth = 48.73 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.73 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr71461718. Event ids that are associated: pr71461718. The temblor was reported at 02:26:37 / 2:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/10/24 / 2024-10-04 02:26:37 / October 4, 2024 @ 2:26 am.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola. Earthquake epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 81 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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