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M6.5 earthquake, Barbados, 2015-07-16

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)2015-07-16 15:16

Rank in 201553 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19004643 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

128 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados · 13.87, -58.55

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1953 M7.3M7.3

1969 M7.2M7.2

1910 M6.5M6.5

2014 M6.5M6.5

2015 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2014-02-18	2014-02-18 09:27	15 km	171 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados
M6.0 1970-01-07	1970-01-07 07:56	35 km	145 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
M6.1 1969-12-25	1969-12-25 22:31	20 km	133 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
M7.2 1969-12-25	1969-12-25 21:32	11 km	162 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
M7.3 1953-03-19	1953-03-19 08:27	129 km	18 km WSW of Soufrière, Saint Lucia
M6.3 1946-05-21	1946-05-21 09:16	30 km	45 km NE of Le Vauclin, Martinique
M6.5 1928-09-27	1928-09-27 00:44	10 km	110 km SSW of Oistins, Barbados
M6.1 1919-11-06	1919-11-06 07:13	15 km	180 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados
M6.5 1910-01-23	1910-01-23 18:49	10 km	144 km ENE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.