Barbados earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 144 km ENE of Crane, Barbados

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 144 km ENE of Crane, Barbados on Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 8:41 AM AST (12:41 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-29 12:41:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.748° N, 58.285° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
91

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003irj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.