A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 127 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados (79 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.03 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003ixk. Id of event: us10003ixk. Exact location of event, longitude -58.4516 West, latitude 13.7043 North, depth = 8.03 km. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:49:37 / 2:49 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 29/09/15 / 2015-09-29 18:49:37 / September 29, 2015 @ 6:49 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 127 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados.
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