A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday. The temblor was reported at 21:57:53 / 9:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 8 km, -64.7526° West, 18.396° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/07/25 / 2025-07-25 21:57:53 / July 25, 2025 @ 9:57 pm. Id of earthquake: pr2025206001. Event ids that are associated: pr2025206001.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isabel Segunda, Saint Croix, Culebra.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days three hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 8 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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