Overview
- Authorities recorded the quake at 5:48 p.m. local time Friday, locating the epicenter 59 km northeast of Trinité at a depth of 32 km.
- The tremor was widely felt across Martinique, with additional felt reports from Guadeloupe collected by the French Central Seismological Bureau.
- Emergency services said they received no calls related to the event, and local outlets reported no injuries.
- A cliff collapse was reported at Le Prêcheur in the Anse Belleville area, according to Martinique La 1ère.
- Observatory director Jérôme Vergne described it as a strong event and noted the North American and Caribbean plates converge at about two centimeters per year.