Strong Quake Strikes Near Barbados
Posted by feww on February 18, 2014
Seismic Hazard
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M6.7 quake strikes 172km NNE of Bathsheba, Barbados
The event was preceded by a 5.7 shock (centered 6.536°N, 71.686°W) that occurred at a depth of 27.7km (17.2mi) about 9km NNE of Tame, Colombia at 9:41:34UTC on February 17.
Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP
Earthquake Details [USGS/EHP]
- Event Time: 09:27:14 UTC on 2014-02-18
- Location: 14.700°N, 58.800°W depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
- Nearby Cities:
- 181km (112mi) NNE of Bathsheba, Barbados
- 197km (122mi) NNE of Bridgetown, Barbados
- 230km (143mi) E of Le Robert, Martinique
This entry was posted on February 18, 2014 at 9:57 am and is filed under Significant Event Imagery, significant events. Tagged: barbados, Bathsheba, Caribbean Region, Cayman Trench, Cocos plate, colombia, earthquake 2014, Nazca Plate, North America plate, South America Plate. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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