February 12, 1689 Earthquake: Antigua, Guatemala
An earthquake struck Antigua, Guatemala on February 12, 1689.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- February 12, 1689
- Place
- Antigua, Guatemala
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Country
- Guatemala
The toll
- Deaths
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1689 Feb 12. All buildings in Antigua destroyed again; there were victims (reference #124)
1689 Feb 12. Santa Olaya Earthquake. Considerable losses from collapsed houses and some victims. Dmaages to the parish of San Sevastian and cathedral. (reference #14059)
More
Significant earthquakes of 1689The 1600sThis day in weather history
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10892.