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.

Several areas in Tortola hit hard including Cane Garden Bay and Ballast Bay. High winds and sea swells led to trees being uprooted and houses being affected by flooding. British Virgin Islands incurred 7 Million in damages, half of this 3 ½ million was due to damage to properties, and loss of hours in public service. 3 of the hotels that were damaged estimated needing US 300,000 each to repair infrastructure and deal with beach erosion. In the island of Anegada many businesses suffered losses. French (2010a) This island coastal resources and infrastructure was mainly affected.