2007 Martinique earthquake

Earthquake in Martinique, France 2007 Martinique earthquake 2007 11 29 15:00:19 (local time) 2007-11-29 19:00:19 Martinique#Lesser Antilles 7.4 w y 150 km mi on 14.98 N 61.26 W inline,title Martinique, France 1 dead100+ injured VII 13276920 usp000ftj1 The 2007 Martinique earthquake took place on November 29, 2007, at 15:00:19 local time 19:00:19 UTC November 29 UTC in the Windward Islands region, underneath the Martinique Passage. It was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occurred 18 km on west northwest from Basse-Pointe, Martinique.M7.4 – 18 km WNW of Basse-Pointe, Martinique https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ftj1#general_summary United States Geological Survey This earthquake was felt strongly in Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Power outages were reported in Martinique, Dominica and Guadeloupe. It was also felt in other Eastern Caribbean islands, from Puerto Rico to the north to Trinidad and Tobago to the south. It could also be felt in part of South America such as in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.http://news.caribseek.com/set-up/exec/view.cgi?archive=147&num=59433 Caribseek Guyana News Guyana experienced earthquake event – GINA News 2009-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708121816/http://news.caribseek.com/set-up/exec/view.cgi?archive=147&num=59433 2011-07-08 dead In Caracas, Venezuela, some people evacuated office buildings. Strong earthquake hits Martinique https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7120018.stm November 30, 2007 February 28, 2010 BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20100124191118/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7120018.stm 24 January 2010 live The intensity reached VI to VII on the EMS98 scale in Martinique and Dominica.Loi d'atténuation B-Cube pour l’évaluation rapide des intensités sismiques probables dans l'Archipel de Guadeloupe In the surrounding region, the South American plate is subducting beneath the Caribbean plate. This earthquake occurred within the South America Plate and was in response to stresses generated by the slow distortion of the plate. See also List of earthquakes in 2007 List of earthquakes in France List of earthquakes in the Caribbean References ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 19 January 2015 International Seismological Centre Version 2.0 External links 13276920 Category:2007 earthquakes Category:Earthquakes in France Category:Natural disasters in Martinique Category:2007 in Martinique Category:November 2007 in North America Category:Earthquakes in the Caribbean Category:Natural disasters in Dominica Category:Natural disasters in Saint Lucia Category:Natural disasters in Guadeloupe Category:2007 in Dominica Category:2007 in Saint Lucia Category:2007 in Guadeloupe