M6.3 earthquake - 209 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 209 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands on 1 Dec 1999, 19:23 UTC at a depth of 10 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 209 km away in George Town, Cayman Islands.