M6.1 earthquake near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 105 km ENE of Parham, Antigua and Barbuda on 7 Jul 1925, 17:43 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Saint John’s, about 113 km away in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda.