Earthquake — Guadeloupe: Pointe-A-Pitre

When

8 Feb 1843

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

8.5

Where

Guadeloupe

Coordinates

16.73° N, 61.17° W

Deaths

5000

Intensity mmi

9

Depth km

33

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake affecting the Caribbean

The 1843 Guadeloupe earthquake occurred at 10:37 local time on 8 February in the island of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.5, making it the strongest recorded earthquake in the Caribbean and a maximum perceived intensity of shaking of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake was felt widely throughout the Caribbean and as far away as New York.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 1843 Guadeloupe Earthquake hits the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, killing 1,500–5,000 people”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “tremblement de terre à Pointe-à-Pitre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “La isla de Guadalupe, en el mar Caribe, es golpeada por un terremoto de 8,5, que destruye la ciudad de Pointe-à-Pitre y mata entre 1500 y 5000 personas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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