Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 8, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday, July 8, 1970 at 04:49 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands - VI), about 22.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.638 and latitude 17.901.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 143.0 km
Coordinates 17.901, -64.638
UTC time 1970-07-08 04:49:11.030
Location St Croix
Country U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1970-07-08

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