A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.11 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Road Town in British Virgin Islands on Monday. Id of earthquake: pr2018323021. Event ids that are associated: pr2018323021. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/11/18 / 2018-11-19 23:49:45 / November 19, 2018 @ 11:49 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -64.5381° West, 18.9526° North, depth 44 km. The temblor was picked up at 19:49:45 / 7:49 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 44 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 58 km (36 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 59 km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
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