An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 was recorded on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 8:55 a.m. local time (12:55 UTC), according to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI SRC). The event was manually located using seismic data and occurred at a depth of 29 kilometers.
The epicenter was positioned at latitude 16.55°N and longitude 59.53°W, placing it in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of the Lesser Antilles. The closest populated areas to the epicenter include Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, approximately 225 kilometers to the east; Roseau, Dominica, about 249 kilometers to the northeast; and Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, roughly 265 kilometers to the east-southeast.
The UWI SRC encourages individuals who may have felt the earthquake to share their experiences via its earthquake feedback portal.
This location was determined using automated computer algorithms and is considered preliminary. It may be revised following further analysis by SRC seismic experts.
