M4.8 earthquake Honduras
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Honduras on Tue, Jan 12, 1982, 1:04 AM CST (07:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 44 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-12 07:04:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.149° N, 87.596° W
- Region
- Honduras
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.237 km WSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 16277 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.944 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador · 16271 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j02. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.