A minor earthquake magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71479028. Unique identifier: pr71479028. Global time and date of event 12/04/25 / 2025-04-12 21:53:13 / April 12, 2025 @ 9:53 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -65.03 West, latitude 18.5575 North, depth = 22.99 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22.99 km (14 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:53:13 / 9:53 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop). 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). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Luquillo, Ceiba, Fajardo.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 26 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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