Earthquakes in the Cayman Islands — February 2025

6 earthquakes were recorded in the Cayman Islands during February 2025, an average of 0.2 per day.

6 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 10 km.

The month's largest event in the Cayman Islands was a magnitude 7.6 earthquake near George Town, Cayman Islands on 08 February 2025 at 23:23 UTC. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake radiates roughly 3.8 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the the Cayman Islands monthly average of 2 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 4 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 7 range.

Activity peaked on 09 February, when 3 events were recorded.

1 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M7.6 near George Town, Cayman Islands on 08 February at 10 km; M5.4 near George Town, Cayman Islands on 24 February at 10 km; M4.6 near George Town, Cayman Islands on 09 February at 10 km.

That is 177% above the 2 events the Cayman Islands averages per month across the 6 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in the Cayman Islands in our entire catalogue.