North America

Earthquakes in U.S. Virgin Islands

Every earthquake in and around U.S. Virgin Islands since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.

Past 30 days12M2.5+

Past year176M2.5+

Magnitude 6+1since 1900

StrongestM 6.11970 · 22 km NNE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900

Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.

The strongest earthquakes in U.S. Virgin Islands

6.1 22 km NNE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 143 km deep Jul 8, 1970Jul 8, 1970
5.1 122 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico 14 km deep Sep 6, 2004Sep 6, 2004
5.0 29 km S of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 33 km deep Jan 9, 1990Jan 9, 1990
4.8 58 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico 23 km deep Mar 9, 2021Mar 9, 2021
4.8 Puerto Rico region 46 km deep Apr 10, 2010Apr 10, 2010
4.7 105 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 34 km deep Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
4.7 102 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 65 km deep Jan 7, 2007Jan 7, 2007
4.7 46 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 41 km deep Nov 6, 1979Nov 6, 1979
4.7 19 km W of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 110 km deep Mar 29, 1976Mar 29, 1976
4.7 112 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 33 km deep Oct 9, 1974Oct 9, 1974

Last 24 months

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The latest

3.2 36 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 34 km deep 12 hours agoOct 30, 2026
2.7 23 km NNW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 13 km deep 32 hours agoOct 29, 2026
3.0 30 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 27 km deep 3 days agoOct 27, 2026
3.1 71 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 44 km deep 5 days agoOct 25, 2026
2.8 75 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 26 km deep 5 days agoOct 25, 2026
3.4 65 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 29 km deep 5 days agoOct 25, 2026
3.2 65 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico 34 km deep 5 days agoOct 25, 2026
3.2 58 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 52 km deep 5 days agoOct 25, 2026
3.3 24 km ESE of Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico 152 km deep 6 days agoOct 24, 2026
3.1 74 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 26 km deep 13 days agoOct 17, 2026
3.2 72 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 56 km deep 14 days agoOct 16, 2026
3.0 79 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 21 km deep 27 days agoOct 3, 2026
3.6 127 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico 77 km deep Sep 30, 2026Sep 30, 2026
2.9 45 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 24 km deep Sep 28, 2026Sep 28, 2026
3.2 40 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 12 km deep Sep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026