A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday. Exact location, longitude -64.6791° West, latitude 18.9868° North, depth = 35 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:58:39 / 7:58 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/10/24 / 2024-10-28 19:58:39 / October 28, 2024 @ 7:58 pm. Unique identifier: us7000nnp0. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nnp0.
Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 73 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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