February 17, 1843 Eruption of Soufriere Guadeloupe

A volcanic eruption near Marie-Galante (now part of Guadeloupe) ejected jets and columns of water, and may have resulted in a minor tsunami. Blainville (reference #1556) described this as half-way between Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante, and as "a large column of water, of blackish color, rose in a succession of jets, whilst steam was emitted around the column at the sea surface. The eruption continued for about half an hour." Robson (reference #364) said the location referred to by Blainville may be near shallows called the Vaisseaux Bank on British Admiralty chart 885.