A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.89 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 112 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands (70 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -64.2386 West, latitude 19.2023 North, depth = 29 km. The 3.89-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:08:13 / 7:08 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pr2025026001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2025026001. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/25 / 2025-01-26 07:08:13 / January 26, 2025 @ 7:08 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 112 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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