M5.8 earthquake 65 km NE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 65 km NE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 12:51 AM AST (04:51 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-26 04:51:38 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.794° N, 60.729° W
- Region
- Guadeloupe
- Felt reports
- 27
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
27 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VIII, severe shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.8 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 150°, dip 26°, rake 86°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 334°, dip 64°, rake 92°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 24°
- Stations used
- 110
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 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 us6000dwkd (also filed as usauto6000dwkd, pt21085000, at00qqk865, iscgem620184679). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.