List of earthquakes in the Caribbean
Major earthquakes in the Caribbean are infrequent and are sometimes accompanied by tsunami.
Earthquakes
Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | |
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2018-08-21 | Venezuela, Trinidad | 6.9 Mw | VII | ||||
2007-11-29 | Martinique | 7.4 Mw | VI–VII | 6 | 402 | ||
2004-11-21 | Guadeloupe, Dominica | 6.3 Mw | VII | 1 | 13 | Non-destructive tsunami | |
2003-09-22 | Dominican Republic | 6.4 Mw | VII | 3 | |||
1984-06-24 | Dominican Republic | 6.7 Mw | VII | 5 | Limited damage / tsunami | ||
1974-10-08 | Antigua, Barbuda | 6.9 Mw | VII | 4 | |||
1946-08-04 | Dominican Republic | 8.1 Ms | IX | 2,550 | Destructive tsunami | ||
1918-10-11 | Puerto Rico | 7.1 Mw | IX | 76–116 | Destructive tsunami | ||
1907-01-14 | Jamaica | 6.5 Mw | 800–1,000 | Tsunami | |||
1867-11-18 | Virgin Islands | 7.5 Muk | X | 24 | Destructive tsunami | NGDC | |
1843-02-08 | Lesser Antilles | 8.3 Muk | IX | 4,000–6,000 | Extreme damage | NGDC | |
1839-01-11 | Martinique | 7.8 Muk | IX | 390 | Severe | NGDC | |
1787-05-02 | Puerto Rico | 8.0 Mw | |||||
1766-10-21 | Venezuela, Trinidad | 7.5 Ms | IX | Severe | NGDC | ||
1692-06-07 | Jamaica | 7.5 Mw | ~5,000 | Tsunami | |||
1690-04-16 | Antigua, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.0 Ms | IX | Some | Destructive tsunami | NGDC | |
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