M5.4 earthquake near Tela, Atlántida Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 38 km N of Tela, Honduras on 2 Aug 2022, 15:17 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 Tela, about 39 km away in Atlántida Department, Honduras.