M6.0 earthquake - 170 km S of George Town, Cayman Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 170 km S of George Town, Cayman Islands on 9 Sept 2004, 16:33 UTC at a depth of 25 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is George Town, about 170 km away in George Town, Cayman Islands.