QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000e010
USGS usp000e010
23 Sept 2005, 14:48
39 km N of Tela, Honduras
A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 23 km depth.
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16.129000, -87.473000
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Event ID
usp000e010
Coordinates
16.129, -87.473
Network
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Significance
635