September 13, 1824 Earthquake: Basse Terre, Guadeloupe
An earthquake struck Basse Terre, Guadeloupe on September 13, 1824. It caused a tsunami.
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
- September 13, 1824
- Place
- Basse Terre, Guadeloupe
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 16.700° N, 62.200° W
- Country
- Guadeloupe
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Actual date for a single event is unclear. Mallet (1855) reported several shocks at Guadeloupe and a hurricane on the night between September 7 and 8, and more shocks at 10 pm on September 9 at Basse Terre. On September 13 there was an unusual rise and fall of the tide at Montserrat.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 8, 1843, Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- April 29, 1897, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts
- November 21, 2004, Basse-Terre, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe
- April 25, 1897, Montserrat
- April 16, 1690, Antigua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda
- March 16, 1985, Guadeloupe
- March 19, 1802, Antigua Island & St. Christopher, Antigua and Barbuda
- October 8, 1974, Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts
- May 16, 1851, Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- February 14, 2005, Guadeloupe
- April 1765, Dominica
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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 6614.