3.5 magnitude earthquake reported in central zone

Michael Taylor

Global Courant 2023-04-18 07:52:48
San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

an earthquake magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale was registered this Monday in the central region of Honduraswithout causing personal or material damage, reported the Secretary of State in the Offices of National Risk Management and Contingencies.

The epicenter of the tremor took place in the department of Comayaguacentral region of Honduras, at a depth of two kilometers, the institution indicated.

The brief report from the civil protection agency on Twitter adds that the telluric movement occurred at the coordinates 14 degrees North and 87.7 degrees West.

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The Secretary of State in the National Risk and Contingency Management Offices indicated that, according to reports from the Fire Department, no material damage or victims were reported from the earthquake.

The Central American country is located in a region with a lot of seismic activity, although most tremors are registered in the Pacific, with a higher incidence in El Salvador and Nicaragua, nations with which it has a common border, the same as with Guatemala. EFE

3.5 magnitude earthquake reported in central zone

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