A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.68 (ml/mb) was reported 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, -64.5576° West, 19.1821° North, depth 17 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024310001. Id of event: pr2024310001. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/11/24 / 2024-11-05 12:15:29 / November 5, 2024 @ 12:15 pm. The 3.68-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:15:29 / 12:15 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two 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.
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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: 97 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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