Barbados earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 125 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 125 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados on Fri, Aug 7, 2015, 3:10 PM AST (19:10 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 137 km NE of Crane, Barbados. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-08-07 19:10:43 UTC
Depth
22.6 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.924° N, 58.618° W
Region
Barbados
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.0 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5144 km ENE of Crane, Barbados · 4013 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.5144 km ENE of Crane, Barbados · 4011 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.7137 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4010 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.8North Atlantic Ocean · 4010 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.4129 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4074 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.2146 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4075 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.6116 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4076 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.3140 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4080 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.489 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4081 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.482 km NE of Greenland, Barbados · 4081 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.4182 km ENE of Crane, Barbados · 4082 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5130 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4083 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.5151 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4083 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.2North Atlantic Ocean · 4083 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.2126 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4084 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.699 km NE of Greenland, Barbados · 4084 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  13. 5.1142 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4085 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 8
  14. 6.5128 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4085 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
  15. 5.7135 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4086 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 25

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100034q9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.