February 16, 1906 Earthquake: Castries, Saint Lucia
An earthquake struck Castries, Saint Lucia on February 16, 1906.
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
- February 16, 1906
- Place
- Castries, Saint Lucia
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.000° N, 61.000° W
- Country
- Saint Lucia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1906, February 16, 1:25 p.m. St. Lucia (VIII). In Castries (14 N, 61 W) there was serious damage to masonry structures. Cracks int he ground occurred at the wharf. No lives were lost. damage estimated 6,000-7,000 pounds. Other islands affected were Martinique (VII), St. Vincent (VI), Dominica (VI), Guadeloupe (III), Barbados (III), Grenada (III). (reference #364)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 11, 1831, Barbados, Saint Vincent, Dominica, Antigua
- October 12, 1788, Saint Lucia
- January 11, 1839, Fort-De-France, St Pierre, Castries, Martinique
- November 29, 2007, Martinique
- September 1702, Martinique
- November 7, 1727, Martinique
- April 24, 1767, Martinique & Barbados
- November 30, 1824, Saint Pierre, Martinique
- November 30, 1827, Martinique
- August 25, 1766, Saint-Pierre, Martinique
- November 30, 1823, Saint Pierre Harbor, Martinique
- August 30, 1844, Kingstown, Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- December 3, 1906, Martinique
- April 1765, Dominica
- December 3, 1831, Trinidad & St. Christopher, Trinidad and Tobago
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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 6717.