Moderate 4.7 quake hits near Siguatepeque, Departamento de Comayagua, Honduras
4.7 quake 14 Oct 4:11 pm (GMT -6)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 13 minutes ago 49 km northeast of Siguatepeque, Honduras, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Siguatepeque, Departamento de Comayagua, Honduras, in the afternoon on Saturday, October 14th, 2023, at 4:11 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Las Vegas (pop. 1,300) located 18 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Potrerillos (pop. 15,700) located 48 km from the epicenter, Siguatepeque (pop. 43,100) 49 km away, El Progreso (pop. 100,800) 51 km away, Villanueva (pop. 31,600) 56 km away, Comayagua (pop. 58,800) 59 km away, La Lima (pop. 46,000) 60 km away, San Pedro Sula (pop. 801,300) 73 km away, and Choloma (pop. 139,100) 80 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tegucigalpa (pop. 850,800) located 109 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 14, 2023 4:11 pm (GMT -6) local time (14 Oct 2023 22:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.86°N / 87.58°W (Honduras)
Primary data source: USGS
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/223404/Moderate-47-quake-hits-near-Siguatepeque-Departamento-de-Comayagua-Honduras.html