List of earthquakes in the Caribbean

For a list of earthquakes in Haiti, see List of earthquakes in Haiti.

Major earthquakes in the Caribbean are infrequent and are sometimes accompanied by tsunami.

Earthquakes

Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments Source
2021-08-14 Haiti 7.2 Mw VIII 2,248 12,763 Severe damage
2020-01-28 Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands 7.7 Mw VI 0.3–1 meter tsunami
2020-01-07 Puerto Rico 6.4 Mw VIII 4 9
2018-10-07 Haiti 5.9 Mw VI 18 548
2018-08-21 Venezuela, Trinidad 7.3 Mw VII 5 122
2010-01-12 Haiti 7.0 Mw X 100,000–316,000 Extreme damage and minor damaging tsunami
2007-11-29 Martinique 7.4 Mw VI–VII 6 402
2004-11-21 Guadeloupe, Dominica 6.3 Mw VII 1 13 Non-destructive tsunami
2003-09-22 Dominican Republic 6.4 Mw VII 3
1997-04-22 Trinidad and Tobago 6.7 Mw VII 2 Damage [1]
1993-01-13 Jamaica 5.5 Mw  VII 1 Some damage [1]
1984-06-24 Dominican Republic 6.7 Mw VII 5 Limited damage / tsunami
1974-10-08 Antigua, Barbuda 6.9 Mw VII 4
1946-08-04 Dominican Republic 7.8 Mw IX 2,550 Destructive tsunami
1943-07-29 Puerto Rico 7.7 Mw VII Moderate damage [2]
1918-10-11 Puerto Rico 7.1 Mw IX 76–116 Destructive tsunami
1907-01-14 Jamaica 6.2 Mw 800–1,000 Tsunami
1867-11-18 Virgin Islands 7.2 Mw X 24 Destructive tsunami
1843-02-08 Lesser Antilles 8.5 Muk IX 1,500–5,000 Extreme damage
1842-05-07 Haiti 8.1 Ms IX 5,300 Severe damage and destructive tsunami
1839-01-11 Martinique 7.5–8.0 Mw IX 390–4,000 Severe
1787-05-02 Puerto Rico 6.9, 8.0–8.25 Tsunami
1766-10-21 Venezuela, Trinidad 6.5–7.5 Ms IX Severe [3]
1692-06-07 Jamaica 7.5 Mw ~5,000 Tsunami
1690-04-16 Antigua, Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.0 Ms IX Some Destructive tsunami [3]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

References

  1. ^ "M 5.5 - 3 km N of Easington, Jamaica". United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "M 7.7 - 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico". Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b NGDC 1972.

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