A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.12 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 28.43 km, -65.101833333333° West, 18.592166666667° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.43 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/05/25 / 2025-05-12 03:48:30 / May 12, 2025 @ 3:48 am. Unique identifier: pr71482163. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71482163. The temblor was reported at 03:48:30 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Naguabo, Luquillo, Ceiba.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 33 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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