A minor earthquake magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 21.7 km, -64.944166666667° West, 18.881° North. Unique identifier: pr71496633. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71496633. The temblor was picked up at 22:22:37 / 10:22 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/09/25 / 2025-09-27 22:22:37 / September 27, 2025 @ 10:22 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.7 km (13 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 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).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 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: 59 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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