Barbados earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 129 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 129 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados on Tue, Jul 28, 2015, 7:37 AM AST (11:37 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 125 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-07-28 11:37:54 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.869° N, 58.531° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6125 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4064 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.2146 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4076 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.6116 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4077 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.3140 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4081 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.489 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4082 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.482 km NE of Greenland, Barbados · 4082 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.4182 km ENE of Crane, Barbados · 4083 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.5130 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4084 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.5151 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4084 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.2North Atlantic Ocean · 4084 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.2126 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 4085 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.699 km NE of Greenland, Barbados · 4085 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  12. 5.1142 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4087 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 8
  13. 6.5128 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4087 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
  14. 5.7135 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 4087 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 25

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200030se. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.