M5.8 earthquake 109 km NE of Savannah Bight, Honduras
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 109 km NE of Savannah Bight, Honduras on Thu, Apr 7, 2011, 2:41 PM CST (20:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-04-07 20:41:51 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.107° N, 85.078° W
- Region
- Honduras
- Felt reports
- 16
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
16 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
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 58°, dip 79°, rake 8°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 326°, dip 82°, rake 169°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 36°
- Stations used
- 256
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 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 usp000hzfv (also filed as usc0002l5b, iscgem16414231). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.