A light earthquake magnitude 4.14 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 176 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands (109 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 63 km (39 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:38:58 / 11:38 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2025243003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025243003. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 63 km, -64.082° West, 19.7741° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/25 / 2025-08-31 23:38:58 / August 31, 2025 @ 11:38 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 176 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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