A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 94 kilometers (58 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/11/25 / 2025-11-24 01:50:11 / November 24, 2025 @ 1:50 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 43 km, -64.538° West, 19.1501° North. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:50:11 / 1:50 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2025328000. Event ids that are associated: pr2025328000.
Close country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 94 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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