Tsunami — Basse-Terre, Les Saintes

When

21 Nov 2004

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

15.68° N, 61.71° W

Deaths

1

Injuries

12

Damage musd

155

Max water height m

2

Source quake magnitude

6.3

Runups

9

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake affecting Guadeloupe and Dominica, Leeward Islands

The 2004 Les Saintes earthquake occurred at 07:41:07 local time on November 21, 2004, with a moment magnitude of 6.3 and maximum European macroseismic intensity of VIII. The shock was named for Îles des Saintes "Island of the Saints", a group of small islands to the south of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas department of France.

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