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2018 Swan Islands earthquake

2018 CE · Honduras, North America · Disaster

2018 Swan Islands earthquake
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On 9 January 2018, at approximately 8:51 p. m. local time, a magnitude 7. 5 earthquake struck in the Yucatán Basin of the Caribbean Sea, 44 kilometres (27 mi) east of Great Swan Island off the coast of Honduras. The earthquake was felt across Central America, and rattled windows in Tegucigalpa. The earthquake was also felt in the Cayman Islands.

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