A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.99 (ml/mb) was reported 136 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (85 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -65.2386° West, 19.5386° North, depth 92 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 92 km (57 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:27:06 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 21:27:06 / February 28, 2025 @ 9:27 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025059003. Id of event: pr2025059003.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 136 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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