A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.38 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday. Exact location, longitude -65.052833333333° West, latitude 18.877166666667° North, depth = 25.93 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.93 km (16 miles). Unique identifier: pr71467503. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71467503. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/24 / 2024-12-02 15:56:12 / December 2, 2024 @ 3:56 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.38-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:56:12 / 3:56 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Tortola, Road Town (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 thirty-four, in the past 30 days seventy-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 60 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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