A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p9u7. Id of event: us7000p9u7. The temblor was detected at 12:17:11 / 12:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.454 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 13.454 km, -64.2535° West, 18.4398° North. Global time and date of event 29/01/25 / 2025-01-29 12:17:11 / January 29, 2025 @ 12:17 pm UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 58 km ENE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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