M6.5 earthquake - off the coast of Central America

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Central America on 29 Mar 1976, 05:39 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.