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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).
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake felt in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At around 3:05 AM, this morning February 6, 2021, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.99 MD with estimated Maximum Intensity of IV (4).
5.2 magnitude earthquake shakes VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt across the Virgin Islands minutes ago, Sunday, January 24, 2021.
5.0 magnitude earthquake shakes VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was a shaking that hardly anyone could have missed this afternoon, October 7, 2020, as the Virgin Islands felt the vibration of a 5.0 magnitude earthquake.