M4.9 earthquake 57 km NE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 57 km NE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 9:19 AM AST (13:19 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-26 13:19:37 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.734° N, 60.776° W
- Region
- Guadeloupe
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.1 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 112
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dwq3. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.