Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake Strikes Comayagua

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 18, 2026 · Originally reported August 17, 2026 by Once Noticias

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake centered about 18 kilometers north of Las Lajas in Comayagua struck late on August 16 at a depth of 5 kilometers, with no reported injuries or damage; authorities also recorded two other seismic events in the region within 12 hours.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Once Noticias, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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