A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.96 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71485973. Unique identifier: pr71485973. Exact location of event, depth 21.96 km, -64.999333333333° West, 19.033166666667° North. The 3.19-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:04:52 / 3:04 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 16/06/25 / 2025-06-16 15:04:52 / June 16, 2025 @ 3:04 pm UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola, Charlotte Amalie (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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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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. 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: 76 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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