M6.7 earthquake near Puerto Barrios, Izabal Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 16 km N of Potrerillos, Honduras on 11 Jul 1999, 14:14 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Barrios, about 29 km away in Izabal Department, Guatemala.