A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/10/25 / 2025-10-09 07:24:02 / October 9, 2025 @ 7:24 am. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:24:02 / 7:24 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71497573. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71497573. Exact location of earthquake, -64.095833333333° West, 18.726166666667° North, depth 21.07 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.07 km (13 miles).

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Road Town, Tortola. Epicenter of the event was 62 km (39 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-two 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. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km ENE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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