A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday. The temblor was reported at 08:00:49 / 8:00 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr71500323. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71500323. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45.85 km (28 miles). Exact location, longitude -64.133166666667° West, latitude 18.773166666667° North, depth = 45.85 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/11/25 / 2025-11-17 08:00:49 / November 17, 2025 @ 8:00 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 62 km (39 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 85 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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