A minor earthquake magnitude 3.78 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. The 3.78-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:16:24 / 12:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/11/24 / 2024-11-22 12:16:24 / November 22, 2024 @ 12:16 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -64.5788 West, latitude 19.1705 North, depth = 26 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 26 km (16 miles). Unique identifier: pr2024327001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024327001.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 81 km (51 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days sixty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 95 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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