One person killed, at least two others injured and several houses destroyed or damaged at Trois- Rivieres; one person injured at Capesterre-Belle-Eau; ten people suffered minor injuries on Les Saintes; at least eight houses destroyed and twenty-five damaged on Terre-de-Bas, Guadeloupe. At least twenty houses damaged and power outages occurred in northern Dominica. Felt in Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis and as far as Saint Lucia.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
A strong earthquake occurred at 11:41:07 (UTC) on Sunday, November 21, 2004.
The magnitude 6.3 event has been located in the LEEWARD ISLANDS.
(This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Sunday, November 21, 2004 at 11:41:07 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, November 21, 2004 at 7:41:07 AM = local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
17 km (10 miles) S (185°) from Terre-de-Bas, Īles des Saintes, Guadeloupe
25 km (16 miles) NW (305°) from Portsmouth, Saint John, Dominica
27 km (17 miles) WNW (292°) from Vieille Case, Saint Andrew, Dominica
35 km (22 miles) SSE (166°) from BASSE-TERRE, Guadeloupe
363 km (226 miles) NW (323°) from BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
