▁St ▁K itt s ▁and ▁Ne vis , ▁An gu illa , ▁British ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁U . S . ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁Power ▁out ages ▁were ▁reported ▁in ▁Martin ique , ▁Domin ica ▁and ▁Gu adel oupe . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁felt ▁in ▁other ▁Eastern ▁Car ib bean ▁islands , ▁from ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁to ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁It ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁felt ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁Venezuela , ▁Guy ana , ▁Sur in ame , ▁and ▁French ▁Gu iana . ▁In ▁Car ac as , ▁Venezuela , ▁some ▁people ▁ev acu ated ▁office ▁buildings . ▁The ▁intensity ▁reached ▁VI ▁to ▁VII ▁on ▁the ▁E MS 9 8 ▁scale ▁in ▁Martin ique ▁and ▁Domin ica . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁surrounding ▁region , ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁Pl ate ▁is ▁sub duct ing ▁beneath ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Pl ate . ▁This ▁earth qu ake ▁occurred ▁within ▁the ▁South ▁America ▁Pl ate ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁str esses ▁generated ▁by ▁the ▁slow ▁dist ort ion ▁of ▁the ▁plate . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁earth qu akes ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁earth qu akes ▁Category : E arth qu akes ▁in ▁Martin ique ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁Martin ique ▁Category : Nov ember ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁events ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁Category : E arth qu akes ▁in ▁Domin