‘Light’ 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits near St. Thomas on Sunday afternoon

John McCarthyPosted oninBreaking News, Environmental News, St. Thomas News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean near the coast of St. Thomas just after noon on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The tremor struck about 12.29 p.m., according to the USGS.

The quake had a “very shallow” depth of 17 miles (27 kilometers).

Residents of St. Thomas did not report feeling the tremor during the event.

St. Thomas has recorded four minor earthquakes in the last four days, according to Earthquake Track.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.