A minor earthquake magnitude 3.25 (ml/mb) strikes 92 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (57 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.88 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71467363. Id of event: pr71467363. Exact location of event, depth 11.88 km, -64.8375° West, 19.169833333333° North. The 3.25-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:20:33 / 1:20 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/12/24 / 2024-12-01 01:20:33 / December 1, 2024 @ 1:20 am.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days sixty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 92 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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