A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.61 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Global time and date of event 16/11/24 / 2024-11-16 19:12:30 / November 16, 2024 @ 7:12 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.61-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:12:30 / 7:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -64.6778° West, 19.0361° North, depth 65 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 65 km (40 miles). Unique identifier: pr2024321001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024321001.
Event epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town.
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 twenty-one, in the past 30 days fifty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 78 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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