A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 84.29 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr71502763. Event ids that are associated: pr71502763. The 3.23-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:46:58 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.677666666667 West, latitude 18.279 North, depth = 84.29 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/12/25 / 2025-12-21 01:46:58 / December 21, 2025 @ 1:46 am.
Close 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 62 km (38 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 14 km (8 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Saint Croix, Charlotte Amalie (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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