Earthquake details

Friday, August 3, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Honduras on Friday, August 3, 1951 at 00:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ciudad Choluteca (Honduras - HN), about 38.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -87.427 and latitude 13.044.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 13.044, -87.427
UTC time 1951-08-03 00:23:57.770
Location Ciudad Choluteca
Country Honduras (HN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1951-08-03

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