A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.7455 West, latitude 19.021833333333 North, depth = 20 km. The 3.42-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:25:22 / 1:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/10/25 / 2025-10-06 13:25:22 / October 6, 2025 @ 1:25 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). Unique identifier: pr71497153. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71497153.
Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (41 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay, Road Town (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 76 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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