According to EMDAT 1500 persons perished, A wave swept over the Capital Belize City . The city was submerged all over by 5 feet of water with small boats being carried inland as a result of the storm. Six city blocks were completely wiped out. Part of the city with debris and bodies was burned to prevent the spread of disease. 70 % of the city was destroyed. Many in the capital were left homeless as a result. Radio facilities in the capital were put out of order by the storm.

On the afternoon of November 18, 1867, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred in the Anegada trough, located between the US Virgin Islands of St. Croix, and St. Thomas. The
earthquake actually consisted of two shocks, separated by ten minutes. These shocks generated two tsunami waves that were recorded at several Island locations across the eastern Caribbean region, most notably on the Islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix. The first tsunami wave struck the town of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas, approximately 10 minutes after the

Described as leading to extraordinary level of destruction, the biggest island of Tortola was devastated. Debris from houses, trees and even boats were strewn in the street/. Debris from houses, trees and even boats were strewn in the street. Most buildings described as completely destroyed. Phone and internet affected after, prison damaged. government imposed curfew to deal with security. On the island of Jost Van Dyke -most of the homes were annihilated, island was left without light, water or telephone lines. The island was ravaged with the green hillsides being stripped of trees.