M6.5 earthquake 171 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 171 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados on Tue, Feb 18, 2014, 5:27 AM AST (09:27 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mww), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-02-18 09:27:13 UTC
- Depth
- 14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.668° N, 58.927° W
- Region
- Barbados
- Felt reports
- 65
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- Yes: a large quake in an oceanic region
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Tsunami
The USGS flags a quake this large in an oceanic region. The flag does not mean a tsunami happened; the tsunami warning centers decide that, and their messages are below when they issued any.
Current tsunami warnings: tsunami.gov. Warnings in force in the US also appear on our alerts pages.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
65 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 6.5 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 328°, dip 68°, rake -134°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 218°, dip 48°, rake -29°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 30°
- Stations used
- 766
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mskt (also filed as pt14049000, at00n16q9e, iscgem604056093). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.