4.0 Earthquake felt in the Virgin Islands Vicinity
By Department of Disaster Management, BVI
Fri, 13 Jan 2006, 09:51
Tortola, Friday January 13th, 2006 - A minor earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale was felt in some areas of Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. John, and the British Virgin Islands at 12:10am. The Puerto Rico Seismic Research Unit instruments located the epicenter of the earthquake at 18.69-north latitude and 65.04-west longitude, or 134 km east north east of San Juan Puerto Rico. The dept of the earthquake was 54.5 kilometers. The maximum intensity was recorded as V on the Modified Mercalli Scale in Puerto Rico.
At the time of generating this news release no damage has been reported
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Natasha Lettsome,
Information Training Manager
Department for Disaster Management
Tortola, BVI
Tel: (284) 494-4499
E-Mail: nlettsome@gov.vg