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(@congasan)
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I just felt what I think was an earthquake. I'm up from Smith Bay at Emerald Hill on STT. Anyone else? I hope my house is not sliding after all the rain!
-congasan


 
Posted : July 22, 2010 12:04 am
(@dringel)
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Issued By: USGS
Affected Jurisdictions: Virgin Islands

Headline: USGS Earthquake Alert: M 4.5, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Thursday, July 22, 2010 00:00:04 UTC Wednesday, July 21, 2010 08:00:04 PM at epicenter

Depth: 117.50 km (73.01 mi)

For more details, visit: (alternate - text/html Link) ("http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010zaac.php")


 
Posted : July 22, 2010 12:31 am
(@StCroix)
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I swear I felt something on stx tonight but wrote it of as thunder.

Mother Nature is letting us know who's boss these days.


 
Posted : July 22, 2010 1:27 am
(@billd)
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Yes as mentioned above there was an earth quake. This is not uncommon for this area.

Billd


 
Posted : July 22, 2010 1:45 pm

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