A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 125 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados (78 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -58.5253° West, latitude 13.8117° North, depth = 20.98 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 20.98 km (13 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000307j. Event ids that are associated: us1000307j. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/07/15 / 2015-07-18 08:55:08 / July 18, 2015 @ 8:55 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:55:08 / 4:55 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 125 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados.
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