Latest See all | Mag. 2.3 earthquake Lempira - Copan, Honduras - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 5.0 1 km NE of Tecoluca - El Salvador - Apr 7, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 19, 05:28 am (Tegucigalpa) | 2.3 35 km | Lempira, 22 km northeast of Santa Rosa de Copan, Copan, Honduras | Info | ||
Apr 19, 05:28 am (Tegucigalpa) | 2.8 5 km | 35 km west of San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 19, 12:22 am (El Salvador) | 1.7 95 km | 82 km (51 mi) to the W | 14 km northwest of Ahuachapan, Ahuachapan, El Salvador | Info | |
Apr 18, 09:58 pm (Guatemala) | 2.5 2 km | 58 km (36 mi) to the W | 36 km west of Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala | Info | |
Apr 18, 09:03 pm (El Salvador) | 2.4 169 km | 16 km (9.9 mi) to the SW | 21 Km al suroeste de Amapala, Honduras | Info | |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (11 quakes) | |||||
Apr 18, 02:43 pm (Managua) | 1.6 26 km | 57 km (35 mi) to the S | 20 Km al oeste de El Sauce, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 18, 11:18 am (GMT -6) | 0.0 5 km | 94 km (58 mi) to the SW | 40 km south of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador | Info | |
Apr 18, 09:14 am (Managua) | 1.5 43 km | 40 km (25 mi) to the S | 48 km east of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 18, 09:14 am (GMT -6) | 2.6 61 km | 79 km (49 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 42 km southwest of Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 18, 06:32 am (GMT -6) | 0.0 15 km | Lempira, Honduras | Info | ||
Apr 18, 06:32 am (Tegucigalpa) | 2.6 1 km | 24 km southeast of Gracias, Lempira, Honduras I FELT IT | Info |
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Honduras has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 651 quakes on average per year in Honduras. However, Honduras has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, Honduras has about 183 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 38.8 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 2.8 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Honduras occurred 8 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.3:
A light magnitude 2.3 earthquake hit 22 km (14 mi) away from Santa Rosa de Copan, Copan, Honduras, in the early morning of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 5.28 am local time (America/Tegucigalpa GMT -6). The quake had a shallow depth of 35 km (22 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 30 days, Honduras has been shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.0, 4 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 12 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 39 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 25 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Honduras in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 5.0 and occurred 12 days ago:
A strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit 24 km (15 mi) away from San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador, in the morning of Sunday, Apr 7, 2024 at 11.49 am local time (America/El Salvador GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 192 km (119 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.