A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 144 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados (89 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/07/15 / 2015-07-18 21:14:57 / July 18, 2015 @ 9:14 pm. Exact location of event, depth 19.68 km, -58.4068° West, 13.948° North. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:14:57 / 5:14 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.68 km (12 miles). Event id: us1000307b. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000307b. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 144 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados.
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