USGS: Shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits east of Guadeloupe - mag. 6 aftershock

Jamaica Observer
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:05 UTC

A shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit off the coast of the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, United States seismologists said, with no damages or injuries immediately reported by authorities.

The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the quake hit around 160 kilometres (100 miles) east of the Caribbean island at a depth of nine kilometres around 8:30 am (1230 GMT).

Authorities issued a tsunami warning after the initial tremor which has been followed by several strong aftershocks.

AFP

Comment: Earthquake Track reported that one of the aftershocks was magnitude 6 that happened 12 minutes later.

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