A minor earthquake magnitude 3.68 (ml/mb) strikes 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/05/25 / 2025-05-04 23:41:09 / May 4, 2025 @ 11:41 pm. The temblor was reported at 23:41:09 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.1711 West, latitude 18.9231 North, depth = 25 km. Event id: pr2025124003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025124003.
Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 92 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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