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Final Event Briefing - Earthquake - British Virgin Islands - February 6 2021
Description

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred at 07:05:02 UTC on 6 February 2021, 84.5 km (52.5 mi) SSE off Road Town, British Virgin Islands; 91.4 km (56.8 mi) N off Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands and 127.7 km (79.3 mi) NE off Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 19.156°N, 64.816°W, and at a depth of 78.0 km (48.5 mi). The British Virgin Islands was the only CCRIF member country that was affected by the earthquake.

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