Earthquakes in Guadeloupe — October 2025

15 earthquakes were recorded in Guadeloupe during October 2025, an average of 0.5 per day.

15 reached magnitude 4 or above and 4 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 11 km.

The month's largest event in Guadeloupe was a magnitude 6.8 earthquake near Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on 27 October 2025 at 12:38 UTC. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake radiates roughly 239,006 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Guadeloupe monthly average of 3 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 1 recorded the previous month.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% 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.

By band, the catalogue holds 11 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range, 3 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 27 October, when 7 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M6.8 near Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on 27 October at 0 km; M6.5 near Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on 27 October at 10 km; M6.0 near Beauséjour, Guadeloupe on 27 October at 10 km.

That is 417% above the 3 events Guadeloupe averages per month across the 10 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in Guadeloupe in our entire catalogue.