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M5.0 Earthquake near North of Honduras

UTC time: 2025-10-01 02:35:37 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

North of Honduras

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M5.0 Earthquake near North of Honduras · 2025-10-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near North of Honduras · 2025-10-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near North of Honduras on October 1, 2025 at 02:35 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
f924b923f1b8c88b691b006a0ed3a42d1a11aaee
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-01 02:35:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
17.09000, -85.63000
Temperature
28.8°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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Iriona137.3 kmSE21'207
Tocoa161.3 kmS111'972
San Pedro Sula310.5 kmSW801'259

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Yojoa, Lago
    Distance: 345 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'060 m ·Last eruption: -7638 ·Honduras
  • Zacate Grande, Isla
    Distance: 470 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 640 m ·Honduras
  • Tigre, Isla del
    Distance: 476 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 774 m ·Honduras
  • Aramuaca, Laguna
    Distance: 486 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 181 m ·El Salvador
  • Chinameca
    Distance: 495 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'300 m ·El Salvador
  • San Miguel
    Distance: 495 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'130 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·El Salvador

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • La Laguna AirportHonduras · GJA · MHNJ
    77.5 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥45
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-02-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.92025-02-01 17:48:27 UTC21.2 km75 km NE of Savannah Bight, Honduras M4.82025-03-15 05:11:14 UTC23.9 km51 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras M4.62025-06-08 08:39:07 UTC12.4 km62 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras M4.62025-06-08 08:39:07 UTC30.5 kmNorth of Honduras M4.52025-09-13 15:01:07 UTC30.8 kmOFFSHORE HONDURAS

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