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Latest quakes in or near Barbados - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Barbados Region, Windward Islands
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Mag. 3.4 earthquake Barbados: Near Ducos - Jan 26, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 5.3 Barbados: North Atlantic Ocean - Oct 23, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 09:16 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Barbados in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Barbados has had 16 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.3:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 4 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 3.4 Earthquake Barbados: Near Ducos -
Strongest: Mag. 5.3 Earthquake Barbados: North Atlantic Ocean -
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Latest quakes in or near Barbados - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Jan 26, 01:10 pm (GMT -4)
Jan 26, 17:10 GMT
3.4

18 km
89 km (55 mi) to the N Barbados: Near Ducos Info
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 28, 2023 12:58 pm (GMT -4)
Nov 28, 2023 16:58 GMT
3.6

31 km
24 km (15 mi) to the E Near Ducos 1 reportInfo
Nov 28, 2023 11:26 am (GMT -4)
Nov 28, 2023 15:26 GMT
5.1

39 km
52 km (32 mi) to the SW Barbados Region, Windward Islands 92 reportsInfo
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 7, 2023 08:53 pm (GMT -4)
Nov 8, 2023 00:53 GMT
2.9

93 km
84 km (52 mi) to the NW Barbados: Near Ducos Info
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 24, 2023 05:35 pm (GMT -4)
Oct 24, 2023 21:35 GMT
3.7

32 km
28 km (17 mi) to the E Barbados: Near Ducos Info
Monday, October 23, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 23, 2023 08:56 am (GMT -4)
Oct 23, 2023 12:56 GMT
5.3

10 km
93 km (58 mi) to the E Barbados: North Atlantic Ocean 2 reportsInfo
Sunday, October 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 8, 2023 05:36 pm (GMT -4)
Oct 8, 2023 21:36 GMT
2.8

0.3 km
54 km (34 mi) to the NW Barbados: Near Ducos Info
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 13, 2023 04:15 pm (GMT -4)
Sep 13, 2023 20:15 GMT
2.5

16 km
101 km (63 mi) to the NE Barbados: Near Le Robert Info
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 28, 2023 10:31 pm (GMT -4)
Aug 29, 2023 02:31 GMT
4.4

35 km
164 km (102 mi) to the N 170 Km NNE of Greenland, Barbados Info
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 14, 2023 10:40 pm (GMT -4)
Aug 15, 2023 02:40 GMT
4.4

48 km
81 km (50 mi) to the NW Caribbean Sea, Barbados, 105 km north of Bridgetown, Saint Michael Info
Sunday, June 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 18, 2023 02:33 pm (Barbados)
Jun 18, 2023 18:33 GMT
2.5

34 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the E Barbados: Near Ducos Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 9.3 x 1012 joules (2.58 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2216 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7.7 quakes on average per year in Barbados:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.72 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 3.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 6.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 8.7 quakes per year
Barbados has a high level of seismic activity. Barbados has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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