Earthquake details

Friday, March 3, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday, March 3, 2006 at 13:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands - VI), about 186.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -63.680 and latitude 19.060.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	39.3 km
Coordinates	19.060, -63.680
UTC time	2006-03-03 13:09:31.170

Location	St Croix
Country	U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

St Croix	186.3 km
Fajardo	223.5 km
Carolina	251.7 km
Trujillo Alto	257.6 km
San Juan	264.1 km
Caguas	266.2 km
Guaynabo	268.0 km
Bayamón	271.2 km
Levittown	272.3 km
Vega Baja	293.5 km
Arecibo	326.6 km
Ponce	332.0 km

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