Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 8, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday, December 8, 1998 at 02:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands - VI), about 142.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.046 and latitude 18.819.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 29.5 km
Coordinates 18.819, -64.046
UTC time 1998-12-08 02:32:57.820
Location St Croix
Country U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-12-08

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