M6.0 earthquake 63 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 63 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 7:46 AM CST (13:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mwb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-23 13:46:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.957° N, 85.578° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 72°, dip 79°, rake 0°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 162°, dip 90°, rake -169°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 288
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm8t (also filed as gcmtb122302c, gcmt20021223134611, iscgem6262991). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.