Barbados earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 146 km NE of Crane, Barbados

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 146 km NE of Crane, Barbados on Sun, Jul 26, 2015, 6:23 PM AST (22:23 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 129 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-07-26 22:23:25 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.886° N, 58.359° W
Region
Barbados
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
32

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000328p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.