M5.0 earthquake near Scarborough, Tobago

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 67 km NW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago on 7 Apr 2020, 03:26 UTC at a depth of 20 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 68 km away in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.