Category Caribbean

Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake at Depth 10 km Strikes Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago on 20th July 2026

Diagram of Caribbean, North American, and South American plates with subduction zones and volcanic arcs

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Tobago, part of Trinidad and Tobago, on 20th July 2026, occurring at a shallow depth of 10 km. The event was recorded at 09:45 UTC, marking a notable seismic episode in the southern Caribbean region,…

Multiple Earthquake Swarms Striking British Virgin Islands Region on 30th March – 1st April 2026

The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies. The…