February 14, 2005 Earthquake: Guadeloupe
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Guadeloupe on February 14, 2005 at 18:05:59 UTC, 12 km below the surface. 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
- February 14, 2005
- Time
- 18:05:59 UTC
- Place
- Guadeloupe
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 15.775° N, 61.744° 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.
Felt (V) at Portsmouth and (IV) at Roseau, Dominica. Also felt (V) at Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Felt on Antigua, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint
Vincent. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 8, 1843, Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- January 11, 1839, Fort-De-France, St Pierre, Castries, Martinique
- April 29, 1897, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts
- November 21, 2004, Basse-Terre, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe
- November 29, 2007, Martinique
- May 16, 1851, Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- April 1765, Dominica
- September 13, 1824, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe
- April 25, 1897, Montserrat
- December 3, 1906, Martinique
- April 16, 1690, Antigua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda
- March 16, 1985, Guadeloupe
- August 25, 1766, Saint-Pierre, Martinique
- November 30, 1823, Saint Pierre Harbor, Martinique
- September 1702, Martinique
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 9112.