A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.45 km (28 miles). The 3.32-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:46:57 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr71479198. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71479198. Exact location, longitude -64.8255° West, latitude 18.9015° North, depth = 44.45 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/04/25 / 2025-04-15 10:46:57 / April 15, 2025 @ 10:46 am.
The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cruz Bay, Charlotte Amalie, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 62 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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