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M5.3 Earthquake near North of Honduras

UTC time: 2025-02-24 20:08:38 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

North of Honduras

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M5.3 Earthquake near North of Honduras · 2025-02-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near North of Honduras · 2025-02-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On February 24, 2025 at 20:08 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near North of Honduras. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
64be283abe5b528be119be0c36b0e3e98c5b7295
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-24 20:08:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
17.59673, -82.61477

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
George Town229.0 kmNE29'370
Tocoa418.7 kmSW111'972
Cancún596.0 kmNW888'797

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM4.6
M4.22025-03-03 05:05:28 UTC40.4 km203 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands M4.32025-03-05 03:29:30 UTC86.3 km217 km NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras M4.62025-03-05 15:51:02 UTC76.0 km205 km NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras M4.32025-03-12 19:00:33 UTC20.5 km209 km SW of George Town, Cayman Islands

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥419
Earlier events M≥54
Compared since2025-02-08

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.62025-02-08 23:23:14 UTC23.6 km208 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands M6.02025-02-24 00:30:06 UTC33.0 kmNorth of Honduras M5.42025-02-24 20:08:37 UTC11.3 km237 km SW of George Town, Cayman Islands M5.02025-02-12 22:10:36 UTC61.4 kmNorth of Honduras M4.92025-02-24 00:30:05 UTC71.8 km239 km SW of George Town, Cayman Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
510
Country (24h)
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