M5.5 earthquake 170 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 170 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on Fri, Dec 26, 1969, 4:03 PM GMT-4 (20:03 UTC), 31 km (19 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 20:03:29 UTC
- Depth
- 30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.713° N, 59.603° 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
- ±0.22
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7154 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20723 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.9144 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20721 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.6160 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20713 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.0145 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20712 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
Before
- 5.5136 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20724 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
- 6.1133 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20725 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.6150 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20725 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
- 7.2162 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 20725 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem801514. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.