A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 145 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands (90 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -64.6867 West, latitude 19.7299 North, depth = 29 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29 km (18 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/08/15 / 2015-08-19 13:53:49 / August 19, 2015 @ 1:53 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:53:49 / 9:53 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr15231007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15231007.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and in the last 365 days four hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 145 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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