Honduras earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 40 km NNE of French Harbor, Honduras

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of French Harbor, Honduras on Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 4:01 PM CST (22:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-04-24 22:01:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.684° N, 86.284° W
Region
Honduras
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 6.159 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras · 2351 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 144 · tsunami flag

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009bur. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.