A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 151 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados (94 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -58.2422 West, latitude 13.7898 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 02:34:12 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20002yh2. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002yh2. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/07/15 / 2015-07-19 06:34:12 / July 19, 2015 @ 6:34 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 151 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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