M6.3 earthquake - 121 km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla
44072 d ago · 16 Feb 1906, 17:39 UTC 121 km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla
What happened
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 121 km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla on 16 Feb 1906, 17:39 UTC at a depth of 15 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Charlotte Amalie, about 180 km away in Saint Thomas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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