4.8 Magnitude earthquake felt heavily in St. Vincent 

By Admin. Updated 7:48 p.m., Sunday, April 27, 2025, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). 

Several persons in St. Vincent and Grenadines have reported that they felt, in a heavy manner, an earthquake on Sunday night (April 27).

The University of the West Indies Saint Augustine Campus’ Seismic Research Centre confirmed that an earthquake occurred on Sunday night between St. Vincent and Barbados at 7:33 p.m.

The earthquake’s magnitude was 4.8, and it was located at Latitude 13.25N and Longitude 60.33 W. It had a depth of 23 km.

There are no immediate reports of damage.

Here are the details.

UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location

DATE AND TIME:
2025-04-27 7:33 pm (Local Time)
2025-04-27 23:33 (UTC)

MAGNITUDE:
4.8

LOCATION:
Latitude: 13.25N
Longitude: 60.33W
Depth: 23 km

NEARBY CITIES:
Bridgetown, Barbados, 81 km, WNW
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 100 km, E
Castries, Saint Lucia, 112 km, SE
*distance and direction to epicenter

DISCLAIMER: This preliminary location has been automatically calculated by computer algorithms. It is subject to potential revisions pending evaluation by SRC analysts.