December 3, 1906 Earthquake: Martinique
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Martinique on December 3, 1906 at 22:59:00 UTC, 100 km below the surface.
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
- December 3, 1906
- Time
- 22:59:00 UTC
- Place
- Martinique
- Magnitude
- 7.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 100 km (62 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.000° N, 61.000° W
- Country
- Martinique
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.
Reference #130 lists magnitude 7.5
Reference #1210 lists magnitude 7.9
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 8, 1843, Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- October 12, 1788, Saint Lucia
- January 11, 1839, Fort-De-France, St Pierre, Castries, Martinique
- April 29, 1897, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts
- November 29, 2007, Martinique
- November 21, 2004, Basse-Terre, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe
- April 1765, Dominica
- September 1702, Martinique
- November 7, 1727, Martinique
- April 24, 1767, Martinique & Barbados
- November 30, 1824, Saint Pierre, Martinique
- November 30, 1827, Martinique
- August 25, 1766, Saint-Pierre, Martinique
- November 30, 1823, Saint Pierre Harbor, Martinique
- February 16, 1906, Castries, Saint Lucia
More
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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 2790.