A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.16 (ml/mb) was reported 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -64.718666666667° West, 19.079666666667° North, depth 23.81 km. The 3.16-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:09:11 / 8:09 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71496913. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71496913. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/10/25 / 2025-10-03 08:09:11 / October 3, 2025 @ 8:09 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 23.81 km (15 miles).

Country/countries that might be effected, British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Road Town, Tortola. The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).

Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 83 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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