January 1, 1910 Earthquake: Honduras

Name: January 1, 1910 Earthquake: Honduras
Start: 1910-01-01
Location: Honduras

January 1, 1910 · M7.5

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Honduras on January 1, 1910 at 11:02:00 UTC, 60 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: January 1, 1910
Time: 11:02:00 UTC
Place: Honduras
Magnitude: 7.5 (Ms)
Focal depth: 60 km (37 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 17.000° N, 85.000° W
Country: Honduras

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

January 1, 1910, 11:02 UTC, 24 N, 90 W, shallow depth, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #88)

January 1, 1910, 11:02 UTC, 16.5 N, 84 W, magnitude 7.1 MS. (reference #130)

January 1, 1910, 11:02 UTC, 17 N, 85 W, magnitude 7.1 MS. (reference #7896)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1910 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1910 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2898.