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M7.2 earthquake, Guadeloupe, 1969-12-25

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth11 km

Time (UTC)1969-12-25 21:32

Rank in 19698 / 144among M6+

Rank since 1900906 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

162 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe · 15.73, -59.67

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M7.4M7.4

1953 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.2M7.2

1969 M7.2M7.2

1914 M7.0M7.0

2014 M6.5M6.5

2015 M6.5M6.5

2025 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1969-05-15	1969-05-15 20:43	30 km	40 km NE of Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe
M6.4 1967-12-24	1967-12-24 20:03	12 km	64 km ENE of Parham, Antigua and Barbuda
M6.4 1959-01-08	1959-01-08 01:33	139 km	18 km SSE of Berekua, Dominica
M7.3 1953-03-19	1953-03-19 08:27	129 km	18 km WSW of Soufrière, Saint Lucia
M6.3 1946-05-21	1946-05-21 09:16	30 km	45 km NE of Le Vauclin, Martinique
M6.1 1925-07-07	1925-07-07 17:43	15 km	105 km ENE of Parham, Antigua and Barbuda
M6.1 1919-11-06	1919-11-06 07:13	15 km	180 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados
M7.0 1914-10-03	1914-10-03 17:22	15 km	92 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
M7.2 1906-12-03	1906-12-03 22:59	130 km	45 km W of Saint-Pierre, Martinique

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.