A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/10/24 / 2024-10-22 04:07:15 / October 22, 2024 @ 4:07 am. The temblor was detected at 04:07:15 / 4:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 39.41 km (24 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.912666666667 West, latitude 18.9225 North, depth = 39.41 km. Id of earthquake: pr71463178. Event ids that are associated: pr71463178.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 63 km (39 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 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). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Cruz Bay, Charlotte Amalie (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 64 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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