A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.88 km (12 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71474098. Id of event: pr71474098. Exact location of event, depth 19.88 km, -65.166666666667° West, 18.9555° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/03/25 / 2025-03-02 01:04:09 / March 2, 2025 @ 1:04 am. The 3.23-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:04:09 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cruz Bay, Culebra, Charlotte Amalie (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 72 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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