M4.2 earthquake 153 km NE of Crane, Barbados
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 153 km NE of Crane, Barbados on Wed, Oct 28, 2015, 10:04 AM AST (14:04 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-10-28 14:04:55 UTC
- Depth
- 20.7 km (12.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.947° N, 58.326° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 228°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0160 km NE of Crane, Barbados · 3971 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.2North Atlantic Ocean · 3935 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayBarbados earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000405f. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.