International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1356356
Event time 2025-04-27 23:33:04 (UTC)
Local time 2025-04-28 03:33:04 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-04-27 23:52:22 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.3
Depth 39.492 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent Caribbean Sea
Country Barbados
Administration area Saint Peter
Nearest settlement Speightstown
Distance 73 km
Course W
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Caribbean Sea
Water surface name Caribbean Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.