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M5.6 Earthquake near Virgin Islands

UTC time: 2025-05-04 06:58:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Virgin Islands

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M5.6 Earthquake near Virgin Islands · 2025-05-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near Virgin Islands · 2025-05-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On May 4, 2025 at 06:58 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near Virgin Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
196e2d6f72e2240ba2d9f48c7387f449c2039c6d
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-04 06:58:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
18.98000, -64.29000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Road Town70.7 kmSW8'449
Carolina187.9 kmW170'404
Santo Domingo Este587.8 kmW700'000

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Saba
    Distance: 187 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 887 m ·Last eruption: 1640 ·Netherlands
  • Quill, The
    Distance: 218 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 601 m ·Last eruption: 250 ·Netherlands
  • Liamuiga
    Distance: 238 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'156 m ·Last eruption: 160 ·Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Nevis Peak
    Distance: 272 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 985 m ·Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Soufriere Hills
    Distance: 336 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 915 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·United Kingdom
  • Soufriere Guadeloupe
    Distance: 429 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'467 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·France

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Virgin Gorda AirportBritish Virgin Islands · VIJ · TUPW
    61.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Terrance B. Lettsome International AirportBritish Virgin Islands · EIS · TUPJ
    65.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.82025-05-04 06:58:21 UTC2.8 km88 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands M5.42025-05-04 06:58:22 UTC42.6 kmVirgin Islands M3.92025-05-10 07:53:33 UTC28.3 kmVIRGIN ISLANDS REGION M3.92025-05-10 07:53:36 UTC29.2 km67 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands M3.62025-05-10 11:41:56 UTC91.1 km67 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands M3.02025-05-11 06:05:37 UTC91.3 km73 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands M3.92025-05-11 09:55:56 UTC60.1 km81 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands M3.92025-05-11 09:55:56 UTC60.1 kmVIRGIN ISLANDS REGION M3.72025-05-11 11:24:09 UTC95.3 km69 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico M3.52025-05-11 12:12:41 UTC70.7 km100 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands M3.12025-05-12 03:48:30 UTC95.7 km33 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands M3.42025-05-12 07:12:49 UTC70.8 km108 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥45
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-26

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.32025-03-01 12:58:05 UTC132.6 km144 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico M4.22025-03-27 06:57:16 UTC109.5 km52 km NNW of Sandy Ground Village, Anguilla M4.12025-02-01 18:16:25 UTC53.1 km142 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands M4.12025-03-20 22:45:34 UTC132.7 km143 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico M4.12025-01-26 10:49:05 UTC25.3 km114 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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