A minor earthquake magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 80 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (50 miles). Exact location of event, depth 28.44 km, -65.161833333333° West, 19.039166666667° North. The 3.07-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:12:42 / 8:12 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/24 / 2024-12-29 08:12:42 / December 29, 2024 @ 8:12 am. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71469638. Unique identifier: pr71469638. The epicenter was at a depth of 28.44 km (18 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 80 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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