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M4.8 Earthquake near 51 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras

UTC time: 2025-03-15 05:11:14 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

51 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras

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About this earthquake

On March 15, 2025 at 05:11 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 51 km NNE of Savannah Bight, 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
df1ad93ebee74dbb2bc3f045de00ca595cd5982a
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-15 05:11:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
16.90600, -85.74610

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: 322 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'060 m ·Last eruption: -7638 ·Honduras
  • Zacate Grande, Isla
    Distance: 446 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 640 m ·Honduras
  • Tigre, Isla del
    Distance: 452 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 774 m ·Honduras
  • Aramuaca, Laguna
    Distance: 462 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 181 m ·El Salvador
  • Chinameca
    Distance: 471 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'300 m ·El Salvador
  • San Miguel
    Distance: 472 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'130 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·El Salvador

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.

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