M6.5 earthquake near Bridgetown, Saint Michael

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 110 km SSW of Oistins, Barbados on 27 Sept 1928, 00:44 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 Bridgetown, about 113 km away in Saint Michael, Barbados.