BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 40 km WSW of Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe at 1123 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 166.372 km, was initially determined to be at 16.131 degrees north latitude and 62.1564 degrees west longitude.