Contact | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU
2 quakes Mag. 2+
Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 7 days
Earthquake activity below average

Latest quakes in or near British Virgin Islands - list, stats and map

Overview

Latest quake
See all
Mag. 3.5 earthquake 95 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.6 93 Km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands - Jan 30, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 15:11 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near British Virgin Islands in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near British Virgin Islands, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near British Virgin Islands in the past 24 hours.
Since 2024, British Virgin Islands has had 79 quakes of magnitudes above 3 and up to 4.6:
  • 7 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 72 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
Latest: Mag. 3.5 Earthquake 95 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands -
Strongest: Mag. 4.6 Earthquake 93 Km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands -
Number of quakes per year
Read more

Map and earthquake list

[smaller] [bigger]
Filter by magnitude:
all
3.0+
4.0+
Check for new quakes now!
in sec
Pause automatic refreshing
Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2024, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (79 quakes):
Latest quakes in or near British Virgin Islands - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 27, 12:13 am (GMT -4)
Mar 27, 04:13 GMT
3.5

28 km
65 km (40 mi) to the NW 95 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
I FELT IT
Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 02:52 pm (GMT -4)
Mar 22, 18:52 GMT
3.8

34 km
68 km (42 mi) to the N 107 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
I FELT IT
Info
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 15, 04:04 am (Tortola)
Mar 15, 08:04 GMT
3.8

17 km
8 km (5 mi) to the N 69 Km Ne of Cruz Bay, U.s. Virgin Islands 9 reportsInfo
Monday, March 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 11, 01:04 am (GMT -4)
Mar 11, 05:04 GMT
3.5

31 km
29 km (18 mi) to the NW British Virgin Islands: 53 Km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands Info
Friday, March 8, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 8, 04:48 pm (Tortola)
Mar 8, 20:48 GMT
3.8

100 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the S Caribbean Sea, British Virgin Islands, 9.3 km southwest of Virgin Gorda Island Info
Mar 8, 02:23 pm (Tortola)
Mar 8, 18:23 GMT
3.5

24 km
22 km (14 mi) to the NW British Virgin Islands: 47 Km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands Info
Monday, March 4, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 4, 02:19 am (GMT -4)
Mar 4, 06:19 GMT
3.5

6 km
40 km (25 mi) to the NW British Virgin Islands: 55 Km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands Info
Sunday, March 3, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 3, 05:40 am (GMT -4)
Mar 3, 09:40 GMT
3.9

25 km
128 km (80 mi) to the NW British Virgin Islands: 137 Km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico Info
Saturday, March 2, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 2, 01:58 pm (GMT -4)
Mar 2, 17:58 GMT
3.8

89 km
107 km (66 mi) to the N British Virgin Islands: 152 Km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands Info
Mar 2, 07:02 am (GMT -4)
Mar 2, 11:02 GMT
4.0

25 km
32 km (20 mi) to the N British Virgin Islands: 85 Km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands Info
Mar 2, 05:00 am (GMT -4)
Mar 2, 09:00 GMT
4.2

28 km
51 km (32 mi) to the N 108 Km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands Info
Show more
About these data
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3 x 1012 joules (832 megawatt hours, equivalent to 716 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

British Virgin Islands Quake-O-Meter

Has seismic activity increased or decreased?
Number of quakes: -
Number of quakes vs average
Seismic Activity: ? %
Seismic activity vs average
Below average
Normal range
Above average
Updated

Earthquake Catalog - Look up past earthquakes

Look up past earthquakes in this area by date or date range:
or
Look up quakes!
Felt a quake? Report it!
Show quakes near me!

Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 295 quakes on average per year in the British Virgin Islands:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.81 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 16.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 240 quakes per year (or 20 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 295 quakes per year (or 24.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 312 quakes per year (or 26 quakes per month)
The British Virgin Islands have a high level of seismic activity. The British Virgin Islands have had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

Number of earthquakes over time

Past 90 days
30 days
7 days
24 hours
2023
2024 so far
Number of earthquakes over time: Past 90 days
Number of earthquakes over time: 30 days
Number of earthquakes over time: 7 days
Number of earthquakes over time: 24 hours
Number of earthquakes over time: 2023
Number of earthquakes over time: 2024 so far
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android

On this page: