BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--A series of earthquakes, most of them of 4.0-magnitude strength, have occurred to the northeast of Barbados within an 18-hour period.
The latest, a 4.1-magnitude quake that was recorded 135km northeast of the capital Bridgetown, occurred at 8:36am on Wednesday, September 9, according to the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre.
It was the fifth tremor registered since Tuesday afternoon.
The first 4.0-magnitude quake occurred around 1:28pm Tuesday, about 122km northeast of Bridgetown. It was followed by another tremor of the same size at 4:39pm, about 140km to the northeast.
Then Wednesday morning at 2:53, a 3.8-magnitude quake was recorded 139km northeast of Bridgetown. A fourth tremor, of 4.0 magnitude, then struck at 6:39am, about 159km northeast of the capital.
Prior to Tuesday, Barbados last recorded consistent seismic activity in July/August.
Starting July 16, multiple tremors occurred almost daily for the rest of the month and then the following month. ~ Caribbean360 ~
