2007 Martinique earthquake 2007 Martinique earthquake The 2007 Martinique earthquake took place on November 29 at in the Windward Islands region, underneath the Martinique Passage. It was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake which occurred from Fort-de-France, Martinique. This earthquake was felt strongly in Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Power outages were reported in Martinique, Dominica and Guadeloupe. It was also felt in other Eastern Caribbean islands, from Puerto Rico to the north to Trinidad and Tobago to the south. It could also be felt in part of South
Martinique macaw of Europeans. The identity and distribution of indigenous macaws in the Caribbean is only likely to be further resolved through palaeontological discoveries and examination of contemporary reports and artwork. Bouton's original description of the Martinique macaw is reproduced below, translated from French: A translation of the original French description of ""Ara erythrura"" by de Rochefort follows below: In spite of the fact that the tail of ""Ara erythrura"" was described as entirely red, the plate in Rothschild's "Extinct Birds" showed a blue tip, which Charles Wallace Richmond complained about in his review of the book. Martinique macaw The Martinique macaw