M4.6 earthquake 59 km NNE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 59 km NNE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on Thu, Feb 1, 1973, 2:48 AM AST (06:48 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 39 km ESE of Falmouth, Antigua and Barbuda. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-01 06:48:50 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.830° N, 60.946° 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.
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayGuadeloupe earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000bx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.