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October 31st, 2022
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake felt in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An earthquake was felt in the Virgin Islands (VI) around 11:00 am today, October 31, 2022.

October 10th, 2022
3.97 Magnitude earthquake felt in Virgin Islands

THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- At around 11:06 pm, Monday, October 10, 2022, an earthquake was felt in the Virgin Islands (VI).

October 5th, 2022
Residents encouraged to practise earthquake safety

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) invites all Virgin Islands residents and visitors to improve their earthquake readiness by joining the global ShakeOut earthquake exercise on October 20, 2022, at 10:20 a.m.

May 8th, 2022
5.0 magnitude earthquake felt in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Around 9:32 am today, May 8, 2022, a strong shaking that lasted for about 30 seconds was experienced in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI).

March 15th, 2022
VI practises earthquake & tsunami response

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Students, first responders and other residents of the Virgin Islands joined the rest of the Caribbean and Latin America to practise the safest way to respond in case of an earthquake and tsunami as part of Caribe Wave.

January 19th, 2022
4.01 Magnitude Earthquake felt in VI; No tsunami threat reported

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a Magnitude 4.01 earthquake that occurred around 6:36 pm today, January 19, 2022, was felt in the Virgin Islands (VI), according to data provided by the Department of Disaster Management (DDM).

August 14th, 2021
Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake strikes Haiti; multiple casualties feared

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A major earthquake measuring magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale has struck western Haiti this morning Saturday, 14, 2021, likely causing high casualties and widespread disaster.

July 26th, 2021
Loud thunderstorm bombards VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Loud clapping and rumbling of thunder and veins of lightning illuminating the skies were the order of the evening in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) on July 25, 2021.

March 29th, 2021
3.73 magnitude earthquake felt in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At approximately 9:48 PM on March 28, 2021, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 3.73 MI with estimated Maximum Intensity of III.

March 14th, 2021
Premier & Governor led VI in regional earthquake & tsunami exercise

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands joined nearly 400,000 residents of the Caribbean and Latin America on March 11, 2021, to participate in Caribe Wave, the annual tsunami preparedness exercise.

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