THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI OF NOVEMBER 21, 2004 AT LES SAINTES, GUADELOUPE, LESSER ANTILLES

Abstract

A strong earthquake (mb = 6.3; Ms = 6.1; Mw = 6.3) occurred on 21 November 2004 in the Dominica Passage separating Guadeloupe and Dominica, in the Lesser Antilles, and generated a weak tsunami with maximum amplitudes of +70 and -80 cm on neighbouring islands. We conducted field surveys on the islands of “Les Saintes”, in the immediate vicinity of the epicenter on November 27, 2004 and February 12, 2005, and report here on the resulting dataset.

Keywords

• tsunamis
• earthquakes
• earthquake 2004
• Lesser Antilles
• earthquake survey