This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.
- Earthquake Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:51.74km
- 24 May 2017 14:25:45 UTC
- About 85069 people within 100km
The earthquake happened off shore, near Virgin Islands, U.S., of Virgin Is. (population 101,809). The distance to the nearest coast is 84km. The nearest places are Road Town (8300 people , 88km), and Charlotte Amalie (10000 people , 88km).
The following vulnerable infrastructure is nearby and may be affected.
For logistics, the following access points are nearby. The nearest airports are Anegada (85km), Stouffer Grand Beach Resort (89km), H.S. Truman (runway 7000ft, 90km), Beef Island (runway 3600ft, 91km), Frenchman's Reef (91km), and 3 more. The nearest ports are Anegada Island (83km), Charlotte Amalie (89km), Road Harbour & Port Purcell (90km), Cruz Bay (92km), Culebra (94km), and 1 more.
The maximum altitude nearby is NaNm.
The population near the earthquake is shown in the table below.
75 km | no people | 0 |
50 km | no people | 0 |
20 km | no people | 0 |
10 km | no people | 0 |