M6.0 earthquake near Iriona, Colón Department

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 63 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras on 23 Dec 2002, 13:46 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 Iriona, about 121 km away in Colón Department, Honduras.