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Historic Earthquake
2009 Honduras Earthquake
28 May 2009 · Northern, Belize · Honduras
On 28 May 2009 at 08:24 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Honduras (Northern, Belize), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 10 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 7 people and injured 40. 135 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 28 May 2009
- Time
- 08:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 40
- Homes Destroyed
- 135
- Homes Damaged
- 1,000
- Estimated Damage
- 100 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (4.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Honduras
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1910Honduras · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth