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Historic Earthquake
1974 Lesser Antilles Earthquake
8 October 1974 · Antigua and Barbuda
On 8 October 1974 at 09:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Antigua and Barbuda, at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 181 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (collision zone).
- Date
- 8 October 1974
- Time
- 09:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 30 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 4
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Nearest Volcano
- Nevis Peak (74 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20072007 Martinique Earthquake · M 7.41 deaths
- 1969Grand Bourg · M 7.2
- 1906Martinique · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth