The 2007 Martinique earthquake took place on November 29, 2007, at in the Windward Islands region, underneath the Martinique Passage. It was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occurred west northwest from Basse-Pointe, Martinique.
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. In Caracas, Venezuela, some people evacuated office buildings. 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
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