Earthquake strikes near St. Maarten

June 2, 2012 | posted in: Alerts, Earthquake Alerts | by

At approximately 8:33 local time this evening (0:33UTC), an earthquake measuring 4.1 on th Richter Scale shook the SSS Islands from a depth of 66.1 miles (106.3 km) below sea-level. This Minor Quake had an epicenter located at 17.9°N, 63.2°W — about 12 miles WSW of Philipsburg, St. Maarten/11 miles SW of Marigot, St. Martin/31..

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Earthquake strikes near local region

May 27, 2012 | posted in: Alerts, Earthquake Alerts | by

At approximately 3:45 local time this morning (7:45UTC), an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale shook the local region near the US Virgin Islands. This Minor Quake had an epicenter located at 18.1°N, 64.9°W — about 16 miles S of Anna’s Retreat, St. Thomas, USVI/17 miles SSE of Charlotte Amalie, St. Croix, USVI/115 miles..

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