An earthquake occurred 170 km NNE of Barbados, a tropical island on the Caribbean plate.

This earthquake happened on February 18, 2014 at 9:27 UTC (8:27 EST).

The earthquake was rated as a 6.5 on the Richter Scale. This is considered "Noteworthy". The epicenter of the quake was 16.9 km (10.5 miles) deep.

The earthquake happened at the boundary between the Caribbean plate and the North American plate. This type of boundary is a convergent boundary.

Civilians of surrounding islands (including Barbados) reported not feeling/noticing the earthquake at all and little to no damage.