March 11, 1874 Earthquake: Virgin Islands, US Territories
An earthquake struck Virgin Islands, US Territories on March 11, 1874. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- March 11, 1874
- Place
- Virgin Islands, US Territories
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 18.100° N, 65.100° W
- Country
- US Territories
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reid and Taber (1919) said a submarine shock southeast of St. Thomas, accompanied by noise, shook the island and especially ships in the harbor, which had been perfectly calm. Palgrave (1874) first reported on this event.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 18, 1867, Virgin Islands, US Territories
- January 7, 2020, Ponce,san Juan, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- March 17, 1868, San Juan, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- August 21, 1871, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, US Territories
- September 1871, Tortola Island, British Virgin Islands
- August 2, 1837, Virgin Islands, US Territories
- December 1, 1867, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- May 10, 1787, Ponce,san Juan, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- 1717, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- May 2, 1787, Arecibo,mayaguez,san Juan,caguas, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- December 9, 1875, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- May 2, 2020, Ponce, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- April 16, 1844, San Juan, St Thomas, Puerto Rico, US Territories
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6530.