A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 145 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados (90 miles). The temblor was picked up at 05:28:03 / 5:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003pgw. Id of event: us20003pgw. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 14.76 km (9 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -58.2964 West, latitude 13.7619 North, depth = 14.76 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/09/15 / 2015-09-27 09:28:03 / September 27, 2015 @ 9:28 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 145 km ENE of Bathsheba, Barbados.
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