M6.0 earthquake - 221 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 221 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena on 10 Aug 2011, 23:45 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.