A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 119 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados (74 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/07/15 / 2015-07-28 11:37:55 / July 28, 2015 @ 11:37 am UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:37:55 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.43 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us200030se. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200030se. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -58.6663 West, latitude 13.9105 North, depth = 21.43 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 119 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados.
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