Barbados earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 142 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 142 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados on Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 11:36 AM AST (15:36 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2015-07-16 15:36:15 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.941° N, 58.438° W
Region
Barbados
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
172

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.699 km NE of Greenland, Barbados · 4084 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.2126 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4084 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.2North Atlantic Ocean · 4083 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.5151 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4083 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.5130 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4083 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.4182 km ENE of Crane, Barbados · 4082 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.482 km NE of Greenland, Barbados · 4081 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.489 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4081 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.3140 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4080 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.6116 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4076 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.2146 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4075 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.4129 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4074 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.6125 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4063 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 6.5128 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4085 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
  2. 5.7135 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4086 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 25

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002xx9. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.