A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.03 km (12 miles). The 3.43-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:35:06 / 11:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/10/25 / 2025-10-06 11:35:06 / October 6, 2025 @ 11:35 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr71497138. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71497138. Exact location of event, longitude -64.6875 West, latitude 18.777 North, depth = 20.03 km.

The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Charlotte Amalie, Cruz Bay. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop).

Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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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: 50 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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