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Event Briefing - Earthquake - British Virgin Islands - January 24 2021
Description

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred at 23:21:41 UTC on 24 January 2021, 62.5 km (38.8 mi) ESE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands; 92.3 km (57.4 mi) NE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and 167.3 km (104 mi) E of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 18.252°N, 64.071°W, and at a depth of 94.0 km (58.4 mi). The British Virgin Islands was the only CCRIF member country that was affected by the earthquake.

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