A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Sunday. The 3.43-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:25:50 / 9:25 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71479553. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71479553. Exact location, longitude -64.2165° West, latitude 18.873833333333° North, depth = 33.88 km. Global time and date of event 20/04/25 / 2025-04-20 21:25:50 / April 20, 2025 @ 9:25 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.88 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-one 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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