A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Saint Croix in U.S. Virgin Islands. Exact location of event, depth 68.42 km, -64.93° West, 17.957° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/12/24 / 2024-12-14 09:55:38 / December 14, 2024 @ 9:55 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71468548. Unique identifier: pr71468548. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 68.42 km (43 miles). The 3.22-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:55:38 / 9:55 am (local time epicenter).
Close 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). Event epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tortola, Road Town, Isabel Segunda (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 31 km NW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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