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