3.1
Earthquake Details: 14 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
8/11/2026, 6:00:06 AM
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred near 14 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands on 8/11/2026 at 6:00:06 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 35.72 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
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U.S. Virgin IslandsSaint Croix DistrictSt Croix (Nearest City)Technical Details
Depth35.72 km
Significance145
Latitude18.4560
Longitude-64.7508
Event IDpr71528083
Magnitude3.1
Updated:8/11/2026, 10:27:25 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/11/2026, 2:00:06 AM AST
- UTC
- 8/11/2026, 6:00:06 AM UTC
35.72 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.663 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.465 km E of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.645 km WSW of Stella, Puerto RicoAfterM3.7110 km SW of Pole Ojea, Puerto RicoAfterM3.755 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.5106 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.5136 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.497 km N of Culebra, Puerto RicoAfterM3.546 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.471 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.876 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.4110 km N of Suárez, Puerto RicoAfter
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