A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.58 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/04/25 / 2025-04-12 10:26:31 / April 12, 2025 @ 10:26 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025102000. Id of event: pr2025102000. The temblor was detected at 10:26:31 / 10:26 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 42 km (26 miles). Exact location, longitude -65.0325° West, latitude 18.9473° North, depth = 42 km.

Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Culebra, Cruz Bay, Tortola (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 67 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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