M5.9 earthquake near Scarborough, Tobago

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago on 6 Dec 2016, 21:42 UTC at a depth of 32 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 25 km away in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.