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

16 earthquakes were recorded in the U.S. Virgin Islands during November 2025, an average of 0.5 per day.

2 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 41 km.

The month's largest event in the U.S. Virgin Islands was a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands on 23 November 2025 at 23:44 UTC. A magnitude 4.5 earthquake radiates roughly 85 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 38 recorded the previous month.

94% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 6% 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 2 in the magnitude 2 range, 12 in the magnitude 3 range, 2 in the magnitude 4 range.

Activity peaked on 24 November, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.5 near Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands on 23 November at 55 km; M4.3 near Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands on 23 November at 21 km; M3.8 near Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands on 22 November at 57 km.

That is 59% below the 39 events the U.S. Virgin Islands averages per month across the 21 months on record.