‘Moderate’ 3.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near St. Thomas

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

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A “moderate” 3.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near St. Thomas island, U.S. Virgin Islands at 9.12 a.m. Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake had a moderate depth of 57 miles (92 kilometers) and was not felt by residents in terms of the number of people who reported it, according to the USGS.

The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) made no mention of Saturday’s tumbler.

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.