M6.1 earthquake near Iriona, Colón Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck north of Honduras on 12 Sept 1957, 00:28 UTC at a depth of 21 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 129 km away in Colón Department, Honduras.