Minor earthquake, 3.4 mag was detected near Cruz Bay in U.S. Virgin Islands

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A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 104 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands (65 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/10/25 / 2025-10-04 19:54:23 / October 4, 2025 @ 7:54 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29.17 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 29.17 km, -64.605333333333° West, 19.257166666667° North. Event id: pr71497013. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71497013. The temblor was picked up at 19:54:23 / 7:54 pm (local time epicenter).

There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 104 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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