M5.5 earthquake near Scarborough, Tobago

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 67 km SE of Saint David’s, Grenada on 5 Nov 2017, 15:00 UTC at a depth of 47 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Scarborough, about 73 km away in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.