A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Event id: pr71462263. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71462263. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.45 km (8 miles). The 3.17-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:02:18 / 7:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -64.668° West, 18.9105° North, depth 12.45 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/10/24 / 2024-10-10 07:02:18 / October 10, 2024 @ 7:02 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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