A magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred late on Saturday night, September 19, 2026, at 10:44 p.m. local time near Fort-de-France, Martinique, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).According to preliminary data, the earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 78.50 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Weak shaking may have been felt in La Trinite (pop. 15,000), located 43 km from the epicenter; Sainte-Marie (pop. 20,400), 43 km away; Le Robert (pop. 23,800), 46 km away; Le Francois (pop. 19,700), 48 km away; Saint-Joseph (pop. 17,000), 54 km away; Le Lamentin (pop. 40,600), 55 km away; Fort-de-France (pop. 90,000), 62 km away; Roseau (pop. 16,600), 89 km away; and Castries (pop. 20,000), 115 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 20, 2026 02:44 am (Universal Time) local time (20 Sep 2026 02:44 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Hypocenter depth: 78.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 14.96°N / 60.63°W (Martinique, Martinique, Martinique)Primary data source: GFZ