M5.5 earthquake 136 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 136 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on Fri, Dec 26, 1969, 6:34 AM GMT-4 (10:34 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 154 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-12-26 10:34:03 UTC
- Depth
- 25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.161° N, 59.807° W
- Region
- Guadeloupe
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5170 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20723 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.7154 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20723 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.9144 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20721 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.6160 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20713 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
- 6.0145 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20712 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem801488. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.