M6.4 Quake Strikes Barbados Region, Windward Islands

Strong earthquake strikes NE of Bridgetown, Barbados

Centered at 13.87N, 58.64W about 119km NE of Bathsheba, the quake occurred at a depth of about 2km, emsc-csem.org reported.

Magnitude:  6.4Mw
Region: BARBADOS REGION, WINDWARD ISL.
Date/time: 2015-07-16 at 15:16:31.4 UTC
Location 13.87 N, 58.64 W
Depth 2 km
Distances:

• 136 km NE of Bridgetown, Barbados / pop: 98,511
• 119 km NE of Bathsheba / pop: 1,765

Foreshock:
5.7Mw 13.88N, 58.53W on 2015-07-16 at11:01:47.3, depth=15km
Aftershock:
5.2Mw, 13.94N, 58.51W on 2015-07-16 at 15:36:18.8, depth=40km

Strong Quake Strikes Near Barbados

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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

Tropical Storm Colin – Satellite Images

Tropical Depression Four Strengthens into Tropical Storm Colin

Colin is the third tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.

TS COLIN – IR (NHC Enhancement) Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.

TS COLIN Summary of status at 5:45UTC on August 04, 2010 [Estimated by Fire-Earth]

• Location: Near 16.9N 57.5W
• Position: About 465 km (250NM) NNE (27.3 degrees) of Barbados
• Max Sustained Winds: 60 km/hr
• Wind Gusts: 85 km/hr
• Movement: WNW (290 degrees) at 30 km/hr
• Max Wave Heights: 1.2m (4 feet)

A natural-color image of Tropical Storm Colin captured by MODIS on NASA’s Terra on 9:40 a.m. EDT (13:40 UTC). Click image to enlarge. Download large image (3 MB, JPEG)

Image shows the storm’s rainfall amounts, as measured by NASA’s TRMM, on August 2, 2010. Source: NASA. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (121 KB, JPEG)