A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. The temblor was picked up at 01:42:40 / 1:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 01:42:40 / December 27, 2024 @ 1:42 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 8.29 km (5 miles). Unique identifier: pr71469468. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71469468. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.0195 West, latitude 18.217333333333 North, depth = 8.29 km.
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). Earthquake epicenter was 62 km (38 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 17 km (10 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta Santiago, Naguabo, Luquillo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 16 km SW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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