A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) was reported 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Sunday. Global time and date of event 03/11/24 / 2024-11-03 19:07:55 / November 3, 2024 @ 7:07 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr71464563. Event ids that are associated: pr71464563. Exact location of event, longitude -63.9515 West, latitude 18.2855 North, depth = 4.98 km. The 3.41-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:07:55 / 7:07 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 4.98 km (3 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 89 km E of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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