M6.5 earthquake in Guadeloupe on October 27, 2025

Strong M6.5 quake: October 27, 2025, 12:38 UTC, epicenter 164 km east of Beauséjour. The rupture began 9 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.5magnitude

9 kmdepth

12:38time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

120 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

Carolina (Puerto Rico)709 km
San Juan (Puerto Rico)727 km
Carúpano (Venezuela)766 km
Ponce (Puerto Rico)768 km
Porlamar (Venezuela)776 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 26 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.7.

M5.7 · Oct 27, 12:54 UTC4 km
M5.4 · Oct 27, 13:26 UTC7 km
M5.2 · Oct 27, 12:46 UTC7 km
M4.9 · Nov 15, 15:43 UTC18 km
M4.9 · Nov 7, 22:26 UTC25 km
M4.9 · Oct 27, 18:40 UTC7 km
M4.8 · Oct 29, 16:10 UTC4 km
M4.7 · Oct 29, 07:33 UTC11 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 8 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.4 (November 29, 2007).

M7.4 · November 29, 2007256 km
M6.7 · May 14, 2003215 km
M6.5 · February 18, 2014219 km
M6.3 · November 21, 2004249 km
M6.2 · March 8, 19952 km