M5.4 earthquake near Iriona, Colón Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 150 km ENE of Savannah Bight, Honduras on 18 Jan 2016, 03:20 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Iriona, about 138 km away in Colón Department, Honduras.