- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 8, 1843 CE
- Location:
- 1843 Grand-Terre, Guadeloupe Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 8.5 Mw
- Depth:
- 40 km
Other earthquake records of 1843 CE
- Guadeloupe, Pointe-A-Pitre · M 8.3 · 5,000 deaths
- Iran, Khvoy (Khoy) · 1,000 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido: Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro · Ms 8.4 · 45 deaths
- India, Deccan
- New Zealand, Wanganui · Ms 7.5
- Iran, Azarbaijan: Khvoy (Khoy)
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 8.5 - 1843 Grand-Terre, Guadeloupe Earthquake (1843 CE) happen?
- February 8, 1843 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.