M6.5 earthquake near Scarborough, Tobago

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 144 km ENE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago on 23 Jan 1910, 18:49 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 Scarborough, about 145 km away in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.