A minor earthquake magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. The temblor was picked up at 02:55:21 / 2:55 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr71478163. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71478163. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 44.23 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 02/04/25 / 2025-04-02 02:55:21 / April 2, 2025 @ 2:55 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -65.151° West, latitude 18.911° North, depth = 44.23 km.
Close 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). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tortola, Road Town, Cruz Bay (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Cruz Bay (c. 2 700 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 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 ten, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and nine 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 67 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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