M5.0 earthquake near Tocoa, Colón Department

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Guanaja, Honduras on 2 Feb 2016, 19:36 UTC at a depth of 19 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 Tocoa, about 132 km away in Colón Department, Honduras.