A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71496433. Id of event: pr71496433. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.67 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/09/25 / 2025-09-24 05:06:33 / September 24, 2025 @ 5:06 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -64.442666666667° West, latitude 18.8705° North, depth = 9.67 km. The temblor was detected at 05:06:33 / 5:06 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km (32 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 70 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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