Earthquake!!! 6.3 near Guadeloupe

[HUC]

Just felt a strong shock around 7.43 am in Guadeloupe...
Does anyone got info??.
dON'T THINK ANY DAMAGES HERE AT THIS TIME ..
Very heavy rains since a week,and many roads damaged,mudslides,1 dea.
Keep you informed.... :(

[cycloneye]

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/last30days.phtml

At link above there are all the tremors and strong quakes registered but the one you mentioned is not at the list.Maybe it was a little jolt that you felt.

[HUC]

YES?a jolt,as we got time to time.I know this one was felt in Dominica,Martinica.Don't know for the other islands..
At the time i give you this info,we just get an other reply!!!.So i think it was a serious earthquake,and our local geological survey is working to determine the epicenter of this event 0
But God even when you have felt a lot of earthquake(the one of 1975 or 1985) it is distressing...
Keep you inform

[cycloneye]

Magnitude 6.0 - LEEWARD ISLANDS
2004 November 21 11:41:08 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 11:41:08 (UTC) on Sunday, November 21, 2004. The magnitude 6.0 event has been located in the LEEWARD ISLANDS. The hypocentral depth was poorly constrained. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)





Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time Sunday, November 21, 2004 at 11:41:08 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, November 21, 2004 at 7:41:08 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 15.681°N, 61.693°W
Depth 17 km (10.6 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region LEEWARD ISLANDS
Distances 20 km (12 miles) SSW (197°) from Terre-de-Bas, Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe
28 km (17 miles) WNW (296°) from Portsmouth, Saint John, Dominica
30 km (19 miles) WNW (285°) from Vieille Case, Saint Andrew, Dominica
43 km (27 miles) SSW (198°) from Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
546 km (339 miles) ESE (120°) from Bayamon, PR
555 km (345 miles) ESE (123°) from San Juan, PR

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/ ... 3.-61.html



Oh my it was a strong quake.Hopefully no tragic news comes out from the islands.I edited the heading of the thread to include the magnitud of the quake.

[Brent]

[HUC]

Really thank's cycloneye for your ability,as ever.
Yes,a big event,and my location is close to the epicenter.I'am trying to got news from the islands of "Los Santos"like Terre de Bas,but the phones are very difficult to contact.
So long...

[cycloneye]

Yes HUC any information that you may get from the islands about this post it because the members want to know what happened there.

[HUC]

Apparently one dead in Guadeloupe.
I'am going to the emergency heaquarter to all actions this situation need.
Also some rock falls in the south of Guadeloupe,not to far to my house

[schmita]

Hey guys,

We felt it in Sint Maarten. My mother in law and I were sitting in my living room and felt the jolt and an aftershock. First at 7:41 local time. I immediately looked it up on USGS but it was not posted.
6.0 !!! How far was the epicenter from SXM?

Irina

[msbee]

schmita
you felt it? I must have slept through it.
HUC, please give us info as you get it.
I hope there is not much damage or injuries.

[abajan]

Didn't feel anything here. I hope no tsunamis are headed our way!

(Then again, we would have had them already because they travel very quickly)

[The Big Dog]

This is the fourth 6-pointer this week in the Latin American and Carribean region. What's going on here?




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edit: posted new maps

[The Big Dog]

If you felt it, file a report here: http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ous/S ... _form.html

[schmita]

Hey Dog,

The earthquake does not seem to be on that map you posted. Should be a red square near Guadaloupe.

Felt the rumble and saw the furniture shake.

[msbee]

schmita
that is the earthquake they are showing on that map
USGS reports a second quake too..an after shock I guess


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/ ... usrcbh.htm

Magnitude 4.9 - LEEWARD ISLANDS
2004 November 21 13:36:59 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A light earthquake occurred at 13:36:59 (UTC) on Sunday, November 21, 2004. The magnitude 4.9 event has been located in the LEEWARD ISLANDS. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)


Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time Sunday, November 21, 2004 at 13:36:59 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, November 21, 2004 at 9:36:59 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 15.686°N, 61.595°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region LEEWARD ISLANDS
Distances 19 km (12 miles) NW (312°) from Portsmouth, Saint John, Dominica
19 km (12 miles) SSE (165°) from Terre-de-Bas, Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe
21 km (13 miles) WNW (294°) from Vieille Case, Saint Andrew, Dominica
38 km (24 miles) SSE (157°) from BASSE-TERRE, Guadeloupe
358 km (222 miles) NW (324°) from BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.8 km (5.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 46, Nph= 46, Dmin=498.8 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp=140°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usrcbh

[The Big Dog]

Hey Dog,

The earthquake does not seem to be on that map you posted. Should be a red square near Guadaloupe.

Felt the rumble and saw the furniture shake.

I just posted new maps up there. It was on the old map, but these are better.

[HUC]

I'am just back from the headquarter.
This was a major schock:6,3 of magnitude...,at 11h41 UTC,some 15kms SE of Terre de Bas,just south of Guadeloupe.
The info i gived to you are official info:
1dead
5 injured.
More than 100 houses destroyed or damaged
Public houses damaged
A lot of houses with fissures
Some roads blocked.
Problems of potable water
uNHABITANTS CHOCKED.
tHE MAIN DAMAGES ARE IN THE ISLANDS Terre de Haut,and Terre de Bas(los Santos).
Strong replies,as the one at 08h55 utc ,which made panic.
Peple outside of their houses.
And for other hand,very heavy rains,since a week,that are causing mudslides everywhere.
Really a sad situation.
All schools closed tomorow for expertise.
Will keep you informed....

[HUC]

Crrected,the afterschock was at 18h55UTC,and not 08h55.Thanks for all your messages,rthis really an emergency situation....

[cycloneye]

4.9 2004/11/21 13:36:59 15.686 -61.595 10.0 19 km ( 12 mi) SSE of Terre-de-Bas, Guadeloupe
4.9 2004/11/21 11:56:28 15.659 -61.652 10.0 21 km ( 13 mi) S of Terre-de-Bas, Guadeloupe
6.0 2004/11/21 11:41:08 15.681 -61.693 17.0 20 km ( 12 mi) SSW of Terre-de-Bas, Guadeloupe



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From where HUC the information about the 6.3 number you are getting is comming from? Because the information from Golden Colorado is what I posted above.

[Aslkahuna]

These are preliminary magnitude estimates from different sources. There is usually some initial disagreement about the magnitude of a shock during the first 24 hours or so.

Steve