What the records say
- When
- 18 Nov 1867
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 18.20° N, 65.00° W
- Deaths
- 24
- Max water height m
- 15.2
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.3
- Runups
- 62
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami
Earthquake and tsunami in the Caribbean
The 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami occurred on November 18, at 14.45 in the Anegada Passage about 20 km southwest of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies. The Ms 7.5 earthquake came just 20 days after the devastating San Narciso Hurricane in the same region. Tsunamis from this earthquake were some of the highest ever recorded in the Lesser Antilles.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page