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Earthquakes in Saint Eustatius and Saba
Saint Eustatius and Saba has catalogued 19 M4+ earthquakes since 2005 (ranked 122nd of 187 countries), with the strongest reaching magnitude M5.0.
Saint Eustatius and Saba ranks 122nd of 187 countries by catalogued seismic activity - a country with limited but non-zero seismic activity, averaging about 1 M4+ events a year alongside 0 significant M6+ earthquakes since 1900.
- 19
- M4+ events (since 2005)
- 0
- Major M6+ (since 1900)
- M5.0
- Strongest
- ~1
- M4+ per year
The verdict
Saint Eustatius and Saba is below the global median in catalogued seismic activity, with 19 M4+ earthquakes logged since 2005 and 0 major M6+ events since 1900, the strongest reaching magnitude 5.0.
- N/A
- no yearly breakdown available
- N/A
- average recorded event depth
- 0%
- of events are shallow (<70 km, the most damaging kind)
Average catalogued magnitude is 4.3 - most events are moderate M4-5 tremors that are felt but rarely cause damage. On the M4+ activity ladder Namibia sits immediately above at 20 events and Burundi sits immediately below at 18.
Where Saint Eustatius and Saba sits in the catalog
Rank 122nd of 187 tracked countries (34th percentile by M4+ count since 2005). On the M4+ activity ladder Namibia sits immediately above at 20 events and Burundi sits immediately below at 18.
Same M4+ count, broken by peak magnitude
2 tracked countries share Saint Eustatius and Saba's exact count of 19 M4+ events since 2005. Among that cohort, Saint Eustatius and Saba ranks 2nd of 2 by strongest recorded magnitude (M5.0).
| Country | M4+ count | Strongest |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 19 | M5.5 |
| Saint Eustatius and Saba (this page) | 19 | M5.0 |
0 of 19 catalogued M4+ events since 2005 reached M6.0 or higher.
Other countries in this catalog sample
A Saint Eustatius and Saba-keyed shuffle of the full 186-country roster, not the six nearest by count.
Peak-magnitude sample from the same roster
A second Saint Eustatius and Saba-keyed shuffle of countries with a recorded max magnitude.
Understand the data
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About Saint Eustatius and Saba's figures
19 M4+ events since 2005 · strongest M5.0 · average M4.3 · 0 M6+ significant events since 1900 · latest M4+ catalog stamp Jun 2, 2026. Computed from the USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat). See the methodology and USGS ComCat.
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What Saint Eustatius and Saba's numbers mean
Saint Eustatius and Saba ranks 122nd of 187 countries tracked - a country with limited but non-zero seismic activity.
- About 1 M4+ earthquakes strike Saint Eustatius and Saba per year on average. See the full country ranking
- 0% of Saint Eustatius and Saba's catalogued major earthquakes are shallow (under 70km) - shallow events generally produce stronger surface shaking than deep ones of the same magnitude. How depth affects shaking
- The strongest catalogued event reached M5.0. Compare against neighboring or similarly-ranked countries before drawing conclusions from magnitude alone. Compare strongest earthquakes
Figures reflect the USGS ComCat catalog (M4+ since 2005, M6+ significant events since 1900) - not a real-time hazard assessment. For official guidance, see the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
According to the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, PlainQuake's figures are rendered directly from 315,341 recorded M4+ earthquakes and 14,428 significant M6+ events (USGS ComCat, 2005-present) -- no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-07-19.