M5.0 earthquake 62 km E of Dennery, Saint Lucia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 62 km E of Dennery, Saint Lucia on Sun, Dec 7, 2014, 11:35 AM AST (15:35 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-12-07 15:35:44 UTC
- Depth
- 32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.846° N, 60.316° W
- Region
- Saint Lucia
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Cap Estate, Saint Lucia. Felt widely on Saint Lucia. Also felt at Le Lamentin, Martinique and on Saint Vincent.
From the USGS event page for usc000t4f6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.9 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 137
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t4f6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.