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Earthquake felt in BVI and Puerto Rico
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| Published on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | Email To Friend Print Version
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ROAD TOWN, BVI -- According, to reports issued by the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale was felt throughout Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 3:00pm .
The report indicated that the epicenter was located near 19.26 north latitude and 64.77 west longitude, or 75 km north east of Anegada, at a depth of 21 kilometers.
The BVI is in a seismically active zone, which makes the Territory vulnerable to earthquakes. | | | | Reads : 1147 | | | |
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