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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.
USGS ComCat event tape
Event tape SAINT-EUSTAT · Saint Eustatius and Saba M4+ · 122nd/187
Saint Eustatius and Saba · 19 M4+ · max M5.0 · 0 M6+
- YOY 19
- BAND 122nd/187
- STRIP M5.0
- BOOK 0
- RANK near Namibia
- MAX Jun 2, 2026
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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.
Showing 6 of 186 countries with a recorded max magnitude.
According to the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, PlainQuake's figures are rendered directly from 317,293 recorded M4+ earthquakes and 14,444 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 2026-08-26.