A minor earthquake magnitude 3.59 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/10/25 / 2025-10-06 16:50:51 / October 6, 2025 @ 4:50 pm. The temblor was picked up at 16:50:51 / 4:50 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact location of event, depth 8 km, -64.7031° West, 19.0973° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025279001. Id of event: pr2025279001.
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-nine 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.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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