May 28 2009
Earthquake off Honduras felt in Cancun
We woke up to the bed shaking before dawn this morning and wondered WTF was happening. Now we know. An earthquake!
Powerful quake strikes off Honduras
Shacks collapse in Honduras and Belize. But no injuries are immediately reported. A tsunami warning is canceled.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A strong earthquake struck early today off the coast of Honduras, collapsing shacks in Honduras and Belize and sending people running into the streets in their pajamas as far away as Guatemala City. No injuries or deaths were immediately reported.
The magnitude-7.1 quake struck at 3:24 a.m. at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo. The epicenter was 80 miles northeast of La Ceiba, Honduras, and 200 miles from the capital, Tegucigalpa.
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