What the records say
- When
- 8 Feb 1843
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 16.73° N, 61.17° W
- Deaths
- 5000
- Max water height m
- 1.2
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.5
- Runups
- 2
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1843 Guadeloupe earthquake
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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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page