Magnitude 7.3 (Preliminary magnitude --- subject to revision)
Date-Time
* Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 19:00:20 UTC
* Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 03:00:20 PM at epicenter
Location 14.985°N, 61.286°W
Depth 142 km (88.2 miles) set by location program
Region MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS
Distances
* 27 km (17 miles) S (172°) from Grand Bay, Saint Patrick, Dominica
* 29 km (18 miles) NNW (327°) from Le Morne-Rouge, Saint-Pierre, Martinique
* 29 km (18 miles) NW (307°) from Le Lorrain, La Trinité, Martinique
* 37 km (23 miles) SSE (163°) from ROSEAU, Dominica
* 276 km (172 miles) NW (320°) from BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters Nst=046, Nph=046, Dmin=31.6 km, Rmss=0.6 sec, Gp=137°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source
* West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID at00299322
Earthquake east of Martinique
29th November, 2007
On Wednesday afternoon 29th November at 3:00 p.m. local time, an earthquake occurred off the east coast of Martinique. The preliminary location for the event is 14.70°N 60.89°W, the focal depth is 121km and the preliminary magnitude is 7.3.
The event was reported as felt in Puerto Rico, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Tobago and Guadeloupe. Thus far there have been reports of damage in St. Vincent.
There are no threats of a tsunami from this event.
This is one of the largest events to be recorded in the Eastern Caribbean in historic times.
