A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 113 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (70 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38 km (24 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:22:21 / 12:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.0878 West, latitude 19.3568 North, depth = 38 km. Event id: pr2019058001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019058001. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/02/19 / 2019-02-27 04:22:21 / February 27, 2019 @ 4:22 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 113 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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