Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): 1.3 km southeast of Choluteca, Honduras, Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 3:51 am (GMT -6) -

6 Dec 10:02 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 11 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 6, 2022 09:51:28 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 3:51 am (GMT -6)
Status	disregarded
Magnitude	unknown (3?)
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.29474°N / 87.18029°W (Departamento de Choluteca, Honduras)
Antipode	13.295°S / 92.82°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	San Cristobal (53 km / 33 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (1 mi) ESE of Choluteca (pop: 75,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) NNW of San Jeronimo (pop: 2,380) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Concepcion de Maria (pop: 923) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) NW of El Triunfo (pop: 7,180) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) ESE of San Lorenzo (Valle) (pop: 22,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) NW of Somotillo (Chinandega, Nicaragua) (pop: 15,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) WSW of San Marcos de Colon (pop: 8,820) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (54 mi) S of Tegucigalpa (Francisco Morazán) (pop: 850,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 21.2°C (70 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 85 km / 53 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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Choluteca, honduras (0 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 10-15 s : No se inglés pero si tembló

Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMT	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Jan 13, 2001 17:33 22 years ago	7.7 60 km	163km / 101mi	91 km SE of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
Sep 2, 1992 00:16 30 years ago	7.7 45 km	174km / 108mi	92 km SW of Leon, Nicaragua	More
Feb 4, 1976 09:01 47 years ago	7.5 5 km	306km / 190mi	Municipio de Los Amates, 70 km SW of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala	More
Aug 27, 2012 04:37 10 years ago	7.3 20 km	185km / 115mi	North Pacific Ocean, 173 km SE of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
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Jun 19, 1982 06:21 41 years ago	7.3 73 km	239km / 148mi	45 km SW of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
Mar 28, 1921 07:49 102 years ago	7.3 15 km	39km / 24mi	Departamento de El Paraiso, 39 km N of Choluteca, Honduras	More
Oct 14, 2014 03:51 8 years ago	7.2 43 km	120km / 75mi	North Pacific Ocean, 66 km W of Jiquilillo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Feb 8, 1926 15:18 97 years ago	7.2 20 km	196km / 121mi	119 km S of Usulutan, El Salvador	More
Feb 27, 1916 20:21 107 years ago	7.2 15 km	214km / 133mi	137 km SW of Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Oct 15, 1967 08:00 55 years ago	7.1 160 km	208km / 129mi	Virginia, 9.2 km E of Granada, Nicaragua	More
Oct 24, 1956 14:42 66 years ago	7.1 35 km	192km / 119mi	13 km S of Masachapa, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua	More
May 21, 1932 10:10 91 years ago	7.1 15 km	97km / 60mi	Departamento de La Union, 9 km SE of Chirilagua, El Salvador	More
Oct 9, 2004 21:26 18 years ago	7.0 35 km	216km / 134mi	91 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Nov 5, 1926 07:55 96 years ago	7.0 15 km	84km / 52mi	Chinandega, 18 km N of Leon, Nicaragua	More
Nov 24, 2016 18:43 6 years ago	6.9 10 km	238km / 148mi	North Pacific Ocean, 199 km S of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
Apr 3, 1990 22:57 33 years ago	6.8 53 km	229km / 142mi	79 km S of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Feb 19, 1954 21:34 69 years ago	6.8 35 km	174km / 108mi	42 km W of San Rafael del Sur, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua	More
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Apr 21, 2022 07:42 40 weeks ago	6.7 25 km	195km / 121mi	North Pacific Ocean, 99 km S of Leon, Nicaragua	More
Aug 23, 1998 13:57 24 years ago	6.7 55 km	204km / 127mi	146 km SW of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Mar 3, 1996 16:37 27 years ago	6.7 33 km	161km / 100mi	62 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Oct 2, 1932 02:59 90 years ago	6.7 30 km	227km / 141mi	57 km S of San Rafael del Sur, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua	More
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Feb 13, 2001 14:22 22 years ago	6.6 10 km	195km / 121mi	Departamento de Cuscatlan, 27 km E of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
Mar 3, 1996 14:55 27 years ago	6.6 33 km	186km / 115mi	85 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Jun 14, 1995 11:11 28 years ago	6.6 25 km	182km / 113mi	143 km SW of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
May 6, 1988 14:46 35 years ago	6.6 87 km	243km / 151mi	Departamento de Rivas, 43 km S of Virginia Island, Granada, Nicaragua	More
May 1, 1924 19:54 99 years ago	6.6 20 km	222km / 138mi	120 km SW of Usulutan, El Salvador	More
Jun 29, 1919 23:14 104 years ago	6.6 20 km	161km / 100mi	130 km W of Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
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Jun 15, 2013 17:34 10 years ago	6.5 36 km	176km / 109mi	North Pacific Ocean, 60 km W of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua	More
Nov 9, 1997 22:56 25 years ago	6.5 176 km	186km / 116mi	Departamento de Cabañas, 45 km NE of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
Nov 17, 1987 03:40 35 years ago	6.5 76 km	86km / 54mi	4.9 km S of Chichigalpa, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Aug 12, 1970 09:24 52 years ago	6.5 60 km	167km / 104mi	49 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Dec 22, 1934 14:29 88 years ago	6.5 25 km	213km / 133mi	61 km SW of San Rafael del Sur, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua	More
Oct 25, 1928 12:33 94 years ago	6.5 30 km	191km / 118mi	97 km S of Leon, Nicaragua	More
Mar 15, 1994 03:36 29 years ago	6.4 15 km	262km / 163mi	230 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Apr 8, 1987 17:42 36 years ago	6.4 56 km	199km / 123mi	53 km S of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Feb 16, 1922 03:14 101 years ago	6.4 25 km	242km / 150mi	87 km SW of Masaya, Nicaragua	More
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Dec 16, 1985 02:44 37 years ago	6.3 22 km	227km / 141mi	Virginia, Departamento de Rivas, 64 km SE of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Dec 23, 1972 06:29 50 years ago	6.3 10 km	161km / 100mi	6.4 km NE of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Nov 20, 1952 15:37 70 years ago	6.3 35 km	147km / 91mi	79 km SW of Jiquilillo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Mar 2, 2014 09:37 9 years ago	6.2 73 km	89km / 55mi	North Pacific Ocean, 24 km SW of Jiquilillo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Mar 2, 2004 03:47 19 years ago	6.2 28 km	193km / 120mi	81 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Aug 23, 1984 19:49 38 years ago	6.2 57 km	201km / 125mi	63 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
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Oct 25, 1956 05:21 66 years ago	6.2 35 km	197km / 122mi	Carazo, 17 km S of San Rafael del Sur, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua	More
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Feb 28, 2001 18:50 22 years ago	6.1 65 km	178km / 111mi	Departamento de La Paz, 60 km SE of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
Dec 18, 1997 15:02 25 years ago	6.1 182 km	179km / 111mi	Departamento de Cabañas, 51 km E of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
Apr 19, 1985 17:43 38 years ago	6.1 72 km	171km / 106mi	54 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Jun 10, 2016 03:25 7 years ago	6.0 13 km	47km / 29mi	10.8 km S of Somotillo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
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Dec 13, 2004 15:23 18 years ago	6.0 62 km	237km / 147mi	39 km SW of San Salvador, El Salvador	More
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Oct 9, 1998 11:54 24 years ago	6.0 69 km	233km / 145mi	93 km S of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Nov 17, 1996 19:17 26 years ago	6.0 33 km	275km / 171mi	83 km NW of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica	More
Mar 27, 1996 20:52 27 years ago	6.0 33 km	188km / 117mi	129 km SW of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Sep 5, 1992 21:48 30 years ago	6.0 10 km	145km / 90mi	68 km SW of Leon, Nicaragua	More
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Dec 20, 1984 16:26 38 years ago	6.0 63 km	234km / 146mi	81 km S of Managua, Nicaragua	More
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Mar 6, 1974 01:40 49 years ago	5.8 110 km	141km / 88mi	23 km NW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Nov 14, 1958 15:22 64 years ago	5.8 70 km	141km / 88mi	12 km S of Nagarote, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua	More
Jun 27, 1958 05:44 65 years ago	5.8 58 km	138km / 86mi	37 km S of Usulutan, El Salvador	More
Aug 3, 1951 05:25 72 years ago	5.8 15 km	42km / 26mi	19 km NW of Puerto Morazan, Puerto Morazán, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
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Jul 3, 2011 06:34 12 years ago	5.7 36 km	118km / 73mi	63 km SW of Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Feb 23, 2011 03:01 12 years ago	5.7 41 km	122km / 76mi	71 km W of Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
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Apr 27, 1992 08:29 31 years ago	5.7 76 km	114km / 71mi	29 km SW of Leon, Nicaragua	More
Jul 18, 1990 05:18 33 years ago	5.7 58 km	79km / 49mi	24 km W of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Mar 14, 1969 08:47 54 years ago	5.7 180 km	70km / 43mi	29 km N of Telica, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua	More
May 3, 1959 04:41 64 years ago	5.7 45 km	160km / 99mi	84 km SW of Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
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Oct 1, 2004 08:01 18 years ago	5.6 87 km	162km / 101mi	33 km SW of Managua, Nicaragua	More
Apr 28, 2004 04:08 19 years ago	5.6 62 km	130km / 80mi	63 km SW of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Jan 6, 2002 18:49 21 years ago	5.6 59 km	100km / 62mi	57 km W of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
May 8, 1997 14:01 26 years ago	5.6 59 km	114km / 71mi	40 km SW of Leon, Nicaragua	More
Jun 14, 1995 11:15 28 years ago	5.6 33 km	182km / 113mi	141 km SW of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Sep 16, 1992 23:51 30 years ago	5.6 56 km	137km / 85mi	76 km SW of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Jun 6, 1992 15:51 31 years ago	5.6 85 km	128km / 79mi	75 km S of San Miguel, El Salvador	More
Jan 12, 1990 03:24 33 years ago	5.6 86 km	77km / 48mi	35 km W of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
Mar 13, 1987 06:56 36 years ago	5.6 60 km	114km / 71mi	50 km SW of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua	More
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