Earthquakes in Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe appears infrequently in the record, with just 1 events in the past 30 days, and 5 of the events on record reached magnitude 5 or above — the level at which damage becomes a genuine concern for vulnerable construction. Activity here is almost entirely crustal, which means shaking at the surface is strong relative to the magnitudes involved.

29 earthquakes have been recorded in Guadeloupe in our catalogue, 1 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.8 and the average focal depth 25 km. 29 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 5 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Guadeloupe in this period was a magnitude 6.8 event near Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on 27 October 2025, at a depth of 0 km. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake radiates roughly 239,006 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Beauséjour (25), Anse-Bertrand (1), Grand-Bourg (1), Pointe-Noire (1), Sainte-Rose (1).

93% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 7% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 178 km beneath Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe on 15 August 2025.

By band, the catalogue holds 24 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range, 3 in the magnitude 6 range.

The busiest single day was 27 October 2025, with 7 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.