2007 Martinique earthquake

Earthquake in Martinique, France

2007 Martinique earthquake

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UTC time| 2007-11-29 19:00:19
ISC event| 13276920
USGS-ANSS| ComCat
Local date| November 29, 2007 (2007-11-29)
Local time| 15:00:19 (local time)
Magnitude| 7.4 Mw[1]
Depth| 150 km (93 mi)[1]
Epicenter| 14°59′N 61°16′W﻿ / ﻿14.98°N 61.26°W﻿ / 14.98; -61.26[1]
Areas affected| Martinique, France
Max. intensity| MMI VII (Very strong)
Casualties| 1 dead
100+ injured[2]

The 2007 Martinique earthquake took place on November 29, 2007, at 15:00:19 local time in the Windward Islands region, underneath the Martinique Passage. It was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occurred 18 km (11 mi) west northwest from Basse-Pointe, Martinique.[2]

This earthquake was felt strongly in Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Power outages were reported in Martinique, Dominica and Guadeloupe. It was also felt in other Eastern Caribbean islands, from Puerto Rico to the north to Trinidad and Tobago to the south. It could also be felt in part of South America such as in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.[3] In Caracas, Venezuela, some people evacuated office buildings.[4] The intensity reached VI to VII on the EMS98 scale in Martinique and Dominica.[5]

In the surrounding region, the South American plate is subducting beneath the Caribbean plate. This earthquake occurred within the South America Plate and was in response to stresses generated by the slow distortion of the plate.

## See also

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* List of earthquakes in 2007
* List of earthquakes in France
* List of earthquakes in the Caribbean

## References

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1. ^ a b c ISC (19 January 2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
2. ^ a b "M7.4 – 18 km WNW of Basse-Pointe, Martinique". United States Geological Survey.
3. ^ "Caribseek Guyana News | Guyana experienced earthquake event – GINA News". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
4. ^ "Strong earthquake hits Martinique". BBC News. November 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
5. ^ Loi d'atténuation B-Cube pour l’évaluation rapide des intensités sismiques probables dans l'Archipel de Guadeloupe

## External links

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* The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

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← Earthquakes in 2007 →

January|

* Kuril Islands (8.1, Jan 13)

March|

* 1st Sumatra† (6.4, Mar 6)
* Noto (6.9, Mar 25)

April|

* Solomon Islands† (8.1, Apr 2)
* Aysén Fjord (6.7, Apr 21)
* Kent (4.3, Apr 28)

July|

* Chūetsu offshore (6.6, Jul 16)

August|

* Nevelsk (6.2, Aug 2)
* Peru†‡ (8.0, Aug 15)

September|

* Bengkulu (8.5, Sep 12)

October|

* Nazko (<4.0, Oct 9, 2007 – Jun 12, 2008)
* Alum Rock (5.6, Oct 30)

November|

* Tocopilla (7.7, Nov 14)
* Martinique (7.4, Nov 29)

December|

* Gisborne (6.8, Dec 20)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡  indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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Earthquakes in the Caribbean

Historical|

* 1641 Caracas (6.5)
* 1692 Jamaica (7.5)
* 1751 Port-au-Prince (8.0)
* 1766 Southeastern Caribbean (6.5–7.5)
* 1770 Port-au-Prince (7.5)
* 1787 Boricua (8.0)
* 1812 Caracas (7.5)
* 1839 Martinique (8.0)
* 1842 Cap-Haïtien (8.1)
* 1843 Guadeloupe (8.5)
* 1867 Virgin Islands (7.5)
* 1875 Cúcuta (7.5)

20th century|

* 1900 Venezuela (7.7)
* 1907 Kingston (6.5)
* 1918 San Fermín (7.1)
* 1929 Cumaná (6.9)
* 1946 Dominican Republic (8.1)
* 1967 Caracas (6.7)
* 1974 Lesser Antilles (6.9)
* 1984 San Pedro Basin (6.7)
* 1997 Cariaco (6.9)

21st century|

* 2003 Dominican Republic (6.4)
* 2004 Les Saintes (6.3)
* 2007 Martinique (7.4)
* 2009 Swan Islands (7.3)
* 2010 Haiti (7.0)
* 2018 Swan Islands (7.5)
* 2018 Venezuela (7.3)
* 2018 Haiti (5.9)
* 2019–20 Puerto Rico (6.4)
* 2020 Caribbean (7.7)
* 2021 Haiti (7.2)

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