World Map › Major Earthquakes Since 1900 › 2018
Historic Earthquake
2018 Swan Islands Earthquake
10 January 2018 · Honduras
On 10 January 2018 at 02:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Honduras, at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 20 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (oceanic transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 10 January 2018
- Time
- 02:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 19 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Homes Damaged
- 7
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Honduras
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20252025 Caribbean Sea Earthquake · M 7.6
- 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