This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 5.6 MLv
Local datetime 2026/03/21 08:19
Universal datetime 2026/03/21 12:19
Latitude 18.46 ° ± 34 km
Longitude -58.83 ° ± 64 km
Depth 100 km (from location) ± 57 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Les Abymes  373 53491
Baie-Mahault  381 30929
Le Gosier  373 26783
Petit-Bourg  393 24277
Saint John's  352 24226
Sainte-Anne  365 23675
Le Moule  359 22150
Sainte-Rose  388 19162
Morne-à-l'Eau  366 17434
Lamentin  388 16573
Pointe-à-Pitre  378 15923
Saint-François  355 12816
Petit-Canal  360 8220
Port-Louis  361 5704
Grand-Bourg  385 5012

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status confirmed
RMS 0.49
Azimuthal gap 285.16 °
Number of stations used 21
Number of phases used 22

Webservices

The data of this event are available in various formats (QuakeML, GeoJSON and text) through the following links :

QuakeML GeoJSON Text

Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
CU ANWB P 12:20:32.35 0.03 254.22 2.91 Manual
WI DSD P 12:20:33.7 -0.62 224.72 3.01 Manual
WI ABD P 12:20:37.12 0.85 231.89 3.21 Manual
WI MAGL P 12:20:38.79 -0.36 222.94 3.41 Manual
WI DHS P 12:20:41.7 0.26 232.21 3.53 Manual
WI CBE P 12:20:41.49 0.34 227.95 3.56 Manual
GL SLE P 12:20:41.59 -0.02 227.65 3.59 Manual
GL STG P 12:20:42.42 0.56 228.9 3.6 Manual
GL MML P 12:20:42.53 0.43 228.28 3.61 Manual
GL LEN P 12:20:42.21 -0.08 227.83 3.64 Manual
GL THM P 12:20:42.73 0.1 225.36 3.67 Manual
GL GDI P 12:20:42.32 -0.74 225.17 3.7 Manual
WI TDBA P 12:20:43.4 -0.24 225.79 3.72 Manual
GL TBG P 12:20:42.84 -0.55 225.86 3.73 Manual
WI SBLM P 12:20:44.39 -0.7 261.9 3.85 Manual
NA SEUS P 12:20:48.34 0.44 256.32 4.06 Manual
NA SABA P 12:20:50.63 -0.26 258.79 4.27 Manual
WI BIM P 12:20:46.78 -6.65 208.39 4.46 Manual
WI SLBI P 12:20:49.7 -9.76 204.71 4.86 Manual
CU BBGH P 12:20:45.43 -19.82 187.06 5.32 Manual
CU GRGR P 12:21:10.26 -15.96 203.2 6.84 Manual