M5.1 earthquake 136 km NE of Crane, Barbados
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 136 km NE of Crane, Barbados on Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 1:51 PM AST (17:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-30 17:51:10 UTC
- Depth
- 9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.799° N, 58.411° W
- Region
- Barbados
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 137°, dip 62°, rake -164°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 39°, dip 76°, rake -29°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.0 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 41°
- Stations used
- 152
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mva0 (also filed as usauto6000mva0, pt24121001). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.