M6.1 earthquake near Kingstown, Saint George Parish

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 13 km W of Barrouallie, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 6 Jul 1940, 03:40 UTC at a depth of 120 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Kingstown, about 20 km away in Saint George Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.