A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 78.27 km (49 miles). Exact location, longitude -64.821833333333° West, latitude 19.093833333333° North, depth = 78.27 km. The 3.35-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:10:39 / 8:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/24 / 2024-12-09 08:10:39 / December 9, 2024 @ 8:10 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr71468128. Event ids that are associated: pr71468128.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-nine, in the past 30 days seventy-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 84 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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