3.0
Earthquake Details: 3 km NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
8/19/2026, 12:13:55 PM
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near 3 km NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands on 8/19/2026 at 12:13:55 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 33.77 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
Depth33.77 km
Significance134
Latitude18.3662
Longitude-64.9135
Event IDpr71529003
Magnitude3.0
Updated:8/19/2026, 1:12:58 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 8:13:55 AM AST
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 12:13:55 PM UTC
33.77 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.227 km ESE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsBeforeM3.546 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsBeforeM3.471 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsBeforeM3.876 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsBeforeM3.3Dominican Republic regionBeforeM3.4110 km N of Suárez, Puerto RicoBeforeM3.97 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican RepublicBeforeM3.482 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsBeforeM3.2Dominican RepublicBeforeM3.242 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.2Dominican Republic regionAfterM3.467 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfter
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