A minor earthquake magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 48.82 km (30 miles). Global time and date of event 10/10/25 / 2025-10-10 07:56:10 / October 10, 2025 @ 7:56 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.588166666667 West, latitude 19.107333333333 North, depth = 48.82 km. The temblor was detected at 07:56:10 / 7:56 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr71497673. Event ids that are associated: pr71497673.
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop).
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 twenty-five, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 88 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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