A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.77 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Exact location of earthquake, -64.5681° West, 19.1101° North, depth 24 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/01/25 / 2025-01-26 08:57:46 / January 26, 2025 @ 8:57 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr2025026002. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pmep, pr2025026002. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.77-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:57:46 / 8:57 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola. Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two 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 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 89 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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