BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 jolted 170 km east of Beausejour, Guadeloupe at 1238 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 16.54 degrees north latitude and 59.49 degrees west longitude. ■