M6.1 earthquake near Puerto Cortez, Cortés Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Baja Mar, Honduras on 6 Jul 1997, 20:13 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Puerto Cortez, about 37 km away in Cortés Department, Honduras.