Honduras earthquakes

M6.7 earthquake 16 km N of Potrerillos, Honduras

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 16 km N of Potrerillos, Honduras on Sun, Jul 11, 1999, 8:14 AM CST (14:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.7 (mwc), strong
Local time: Sun, Jul 11, 1999, 8:14 AM CST
UTC: 1999-07-11 14:14:16 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.782° N, 88.330° W
Region: Honduras
Strongest shaking: VIII, severe shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 32.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 6.7 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 345°, dip 89°, rake 176°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 75°, dip 86°, rake 0°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009bed (also filed as choy19990711141416, gcmtc071199b, gcmt19990711141416, duputel071199b, atlas19990711141419, iscgem1704900). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.