A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 136 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados (85 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/07/15 / 2015-07-16 11:01:47 / July 16, 2015 @ 11:01 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -58.4791 West, latitude 13.9123 North, depth = 15.73 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.73 km (10 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:01:47 / 7:01 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20002xw5. Event ids that are associated: us20002xw5.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 136 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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Narisha
At 11 am approximately, I felt dizzy and my office chair shook from side to side. I thought I was unwell until my co-worker complained of the same thing and said her chair shook as well and she also complained of dizziness. It only lasted for a few minutes.