A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 89 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (55 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.29 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 34.29 km, -64.945333333333° West, 19.154° North. Global time and date of event 04/10/24 / 2024-10-04 02:27:38 / October 4, 2024 @ 2:27 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 02:27:38 / 2:27 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71461703. Id of event: pr71461703.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 89 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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