Minor earthquake, 3.6 mag strikes near Charlotte Amalie in U.S. Virgin Islands

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A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 101 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (63 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 68 km (42 miles). The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:22:52 / 7:22 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2025279000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025279000. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/10/25 / 2025-10-06 07:22:52 / October 6, 2025 @ 7:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 68 km, -64.8136° West, 19.2483° North.

Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 101 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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