4.3 magnitude quake rattles the VI
Around 3:50 am this reporter felt her bed shaking, and the tremors continued for about 30 to 40 seconds. Soon after, four panicked residents called this news agency to report the earthquake.
According to the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, the earthquake occurred at 3:45 am in the Virgin Islands basin.
The distances of the quake spanned 26.67 Km South-Southeast of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI; 43.19 Km Southwest of Road Town, Tortola, VI and 134.96 Km East-Southeast of San Juan, the Puerto Rico Seismic network added. The location was measured at Latitude:18.113 and Longitude:-64.868.
Its depth was measured at 4 kilometres. No tsunami alert has been issued.
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