A minor earthquake magnitude 3.33 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. The 3.33-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:03:05 / 7:03 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.78 km (31 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/10/24 / 2024-10-23 19:03:05 / October 23, 2024 @ 7:03 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71463328. Unique identifier: pr71463328. Exact location of event, longitude -64.955666666667 West, latitude 18.9605 North, depth = 49.78 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Nearby 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 city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Cruz Bay, Road Town.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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