Earthquakes in the U.S. Virgin Islands — February 2025

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

1 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 44 km.

The month's largest event in the U.S. Virgin Islands was a magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands on 01 February 2025 at 18:16 UTC. A magnitude 4.1 earthquake radiates roughly 19 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the the U.S. Virgin Islands monthly average of 39 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and down from the 23 recorded the previous month.

83% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 17% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 5 in the magnitude 3 range, 1 in the magnitude 4 range.

Activity peaked on 27 February, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.1 near Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands on 01 February at 41 km; M4.0 near Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands on 28 February at 92 km; M3.7 near Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands on 13 February at 33 km.

That is 85% below the 39 events the U.S. Virgin Islands averages per month across the 21 months on record.