When was the latest earthquake in San Pedro Sula?

The last earthquake in San Pedro Sula occurred 6 days ago and had a magnitude of 2.3: A light magnitude 2.3 earthquake hit 45 km (28 mi) away from Comayagua, Comayagua, Honduras, in the evening of Thursday, Sep 12, 2024 at 9.38 pm local time (America/Tegucigalpa GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 3 km (1.9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

How many quakes were there in San Pedro Sula since 2024?

Since 2024, San Pedro Sula has been shaken by 6 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 32 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 41 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.

Latest quakes in or near San Pedro Sula City, Cortes, Honduras - list, stats and map

Q: How frequent are earthquakes in or near San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras?

San Pedro Sula has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 53 quakes on average per year in or near San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras. San Pedro Sula has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

Latest See all	Mag. 2.3 earthquake 45 km north of Comayagua - Comayagua, Honduras - Sep 12, 2024 -
Strongest since 2024	Mag. 4.2 26 km south of Puerto Barrios - Izabal, Guatemala - Jan 11, 2024 -

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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near San Pedro Sula in the past 24 hours.

Since 2024, San Pedro Sula has had 79 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.2 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:

6 quakes above magnitude 4
32 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
41 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 7 days	1 quake	no data	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	6 quakes	no data	6	-	-	-	-	-
Past 3 years	330 quakes	2	103	183	39	3	-	-

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Latest quakes in or near San Pedro Sula City, Cortes, Honduras - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Sep 12, 09:38 pm (Tegucigalpa)	2.3 3 km	87 km (54 mi) to the SE	45 km north of Comayagua, Comayagua, Honduras	Info
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 10, 02:05 am (Tegucigalpa)	2.4 3 km	85 km (53 mi) to the SW	30 Km al oeste de Santa Barbara, Honduras	Info
Monday, September 9, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 9, 01:44 am (Tegucigalpa)	2.9 5 km	62 km (38 mi) to the SW	31 Km al noroeste de Santa Barbara, Honduras I FELT IT	Info
Sep 9, 01:44 am (Tegucigalpa)	2.9 2 km	52 km (32 mi) to the SW	38 Km al noroeste de Santa Barbara, Honduras I FELT IT	Info
Friday, September 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 5, 08:07 pm (Tegucigalpa)	2.8 3 km	32 km (20 mi) to the W	31 Km al oeste de San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Info
Thursday, August 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 22, 03:25 am (Guatemala)	2.2 3 km	66 km (41 mi) to the NW	4 Km al norte de Puerto Barrios, Guatemala	Info
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Aug 20, 04:19 am (Tegucigalpa)	2.3 1 km	27 km (17 mi) to the NW	27 Km al noroeste de San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Info
Aug 20, 03:39 am (Guatemala)	2.9 5 km	32 km (20 mi) to the NW	26 Km al oeste de Omoa, Honduras	Info
Saturday, August 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 17, 02:21 am (Guatemala)	2.2 4 km	86 km (54 mi) to the W	27 Km al sur de Livingston, Guatemala	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 53 quakes on average per year in or near San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras:

Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 0.57 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 6.1 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 35.6 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 51 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per month)

San Pedro Sula has a high level of seismic activity. San Pedro Sula has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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Largest Quakes in or near San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras

Note: This section considers only quakes that have occurred near the city, i.e. in up to 100 km (62 mi) distance. It is possible that larger quakes at greater distances have affected it during history, but are not included in this section because they are no longer considered as "near" in this analysis.
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