A minor earthquake magnitude 3.76 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/06/25 / 2025-06-21 09:38:54 / June 21, 2025 @ 9:38 am. Exact location of event, longitude -64.3398 West, latitude 18.7503 North, depth = 49 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 49 km (30 miles). Event id: pr2025172000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025172000. The temblor was reported at 09:38:54 / 9:38 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 44 km (28 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, 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 ten, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 66 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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