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M3.2 Earthquake near Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands — 04 April 2026

A minor earthquake of magnitude 3.2 was recorded near Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands on , with an epicentre 35 km north-northwest of Charlotte Amalie, at a focal depth of 74.6 km. It ranked as the 99th strongest of 148 earthquakes recorded in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the preceding 30 days.

3.2 Minor

Time (UTC): 2026-04-04 02:04:22

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Magnitude: 3.2 (minor)

Focal depth: 74.6 km (intermediate)

Epicentre: 18.6450, -65.0425

Location: 35 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

Country: U.S. Virgin Islands

USGS link to NOAA tsunami information: Not linked

Review status: Reviewed

Source: USGS event page

How strong was this earthquake?

Minor earthquakes in this range are felt by people close to the epicentre as a brief jolt or rattle, but they very rarely cause any damage.

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake radiates roughly 858 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

The USGS assigns this earthquake a significance score of 155, which is below the USGS threshold of more than 600 for its significant-earthquake list. The ranking combines magnitude with available Did You Feel It responses and PAGER alert level; it is not a direct measurement of damage.

What the magnitude scale actually measures →

When it happened locally

That is about 21:44 local solar time at the epicentre, late at night.

This event was deeper than 95% of the 872 earthquakes recorded in the U.S. Virgin Islands in our catalogue and stronger than 34% of them.

Where was the epicentre?

The epicentre was located at 18.6450, -65.0425 — 35 km north-northwest of Charlotte Amalie. The closest other recorded event was a magnitude 2.9 earthquake 16 km northeast of here on 28 September 2026.

The nearest other settlements in our records are Bajandas (97 km southwest), Campo Rico (99 km west-southwest), Carolina (100 km west-southwest) and Caguas (113 km west-southwest).

Why the 75 km depth matters

At 75 km this was an intermediate-depth earthquake. Energy from events at this depth spreads out before it reaches the surface, which usually means weaker shaking near the epicentre than a shallow quake of the same magnitude, but shaking felt across a wider area.

This catalogue does not ingest eyewitness responses, so it cannot confirm where this earthquake was felt. Based on magnitude alone, an event this size may be noticed locally, especially close to the epicentre. Its intermediate depth normally reduces peak shaking near the epicentre compared with a shallow event of the same magnitude.

Read more on how focal depth changes what you feel →

What does the tsunami information flag mean?

The USGS record does not carry a link to NOAA tsunami information. That field is not an all-clear and does not state whether a tsunami occurred. In this case, a damaging tsunami would be less likely because at M3.2 it falls below the magnitude 6.5 threshold that generally applies before a submarine earthquake displaces enough water to generate a damaging tsunami; it occurred inland rather than beneath the sea floor. For an active coastal alert, use tsunami.gov or your local warning authority.

How earthquakes generate tsunamis, and what the alert levels mean →

Aftershocks and local seismic history

25 further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre in the seven days after this event, the largest of them magnitude 4.1.

84 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have been logged within roughly 200 km of this epicentre in our catalogue. The strongest was a magnitude 5.6 event near Cruz Bay on 04 May 2025. This M3.2 event released about 4,898 times less energy than that event.

564 earthquakes have been recorded within 100 km of this epicentre in the past year, 148 of them in the past 30 days.

How long aftershock sequences last, and how large they get →

Where this event sits in the record

This earthquake is part of the April 2026 worldwide record, and of earthquakes in the U.S. Virgin Islands during April 2026. Browse the full monthly archive to compare periods.

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Questions about this earthquake

How strong was the earthquake near Charlotte Amalie?

It measured magnitude 3.2 — a minor earthquake. A magnitude 3.2 earthquake radiates roughly 858 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

How deep was the earthquake near Charlotte Amalie?

The focus was 75 km below the surface, which counts as intermediate.

Was the Charlotte Amalie earthquake felt at the surface?

At magnitude 3.2 and a focal depth of 75 km, the depth spreads the energy out, so shaking is weaker overhead but reaches further.

When did the earthquake near Charlotte Amalie happen?

04 April 2026 at 02:04 UTC.

Was there a tsunami?

No. The USGS record carries no tsunami-information link for this event.

Have there been aftershocks?

25 further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre in the seven days after this event, the largest of them magnitude 4.1.

How often do earthquakes happen near Charlotte Amalie?

84 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have been logged within roughly 200 km of this epicentre in our catalogue. The strongest was a magnitude 5.6 event near Cruz Bay on 04 May 2025. This M3.2 event released about 4,898 times less energy than that event.