Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp0000zg3

Location

166 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

Country: U.S. Virgin Islands

Date & Time

Mar 18, 1979

10:37 PM Z

Depth

40.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

19.8350, -64.7270

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

166 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coordinates: 19.8350°, -64.7270° Depth: 40.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
March 18, 1979 at 10:37 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM