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M4.5 Earthquake near OFFSHORE HONDURAS

UTC time: 2025-09-13 15:01:07 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFFSHORE HONDURAS

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About this earthquake

On September 13, 2025 at 15:01 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near OFFSHORE HONDURAS. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
87cda5d9f27f2aa103ae1bc61bd2cb8dcf35f68e
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-13 15:01:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
16.88330, -85.82270
Temperature
27.8°C

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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Yojoa, Lago
    Distance: 314 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'060 m ·Last eruption: -7638 ·Honduras
  • Zacate Grande, Isla
    Distance: 440 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 640 m ·Honduras
  • Tigre, Isla del
    Distance: 446 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 774 m ·Honduras
  • Aramuaca, Laguna
    Distance: 456 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 181 m ·El Salvador
  • Chinameca
    Distance: 464 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'300 m ·El Salvador
  • San Miguel
    Distance: 465 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'130 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·El Salvador

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • La Laguna AirportHonduras · GJA · MHNJ
    49.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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

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