Recent Earthquake in Honduras — Magnitude of 7.1
Food For The Poor is monitoring the most recent earthquake that occurred this morning in Honduras. CNN reports that early Thursday morning an unexpectedly powerful earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1 occurred 27 miles from the popular vacation spot of Roatan, which is the largest of Honduras' Bay Islands.
Residents of Honduras are urged to stay out of their homes until the disaster response government agency advises that the current emergency situation is safe and the aftershocks have subsided. Also this morning, Belize and Guatemala were placed under a tsunami watch from the Central American National Weather Service.
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2009 MOST RECENT EARTHQUAKE FACTS
Earthquakes are classified by Magnitude and below are the following recent earthquakes that have already occurred in 2009:
Date - Region [Magnitude] (#Killed)
- 01/03 - N. Coast of Papua, Indonesia [7.6] (5)
- 01/04 - Southern Greece [4.3] (1)
- 01/08 - Costa Rica [6.1] (40)
- 04/06 - Central Italy [6.3] (295)
- 04/07 - Central Italy [5.5] (1)
- 04/16 - Afghanistan [5.4] (19)
We are standing by for more ground information on the effect that 7.1 earthquake had on the local communities that we serve with our relief and development projects. Our staff is standing by to provide these communities with emergency relief assistance, if needed.
Food for the Poor recently inaugurated three projects in Honduras. Two of these projects were tilapia farms, and the other was a women’s training center.
In a 10-year span, The South American region has had a number of earthquakes. Listed below are a few:
Costa Rica - Magnitude 6.1 (Jan. 1, 2009)
Tarapaca, Chile - Magnitude 6.3 (Feb. 4, 2008)
Guatemala offshore - Magnitude 6.7 (June 13, 2007)
Peru-Ecuador border region - Magnitude 6.8 (Nov. 16, 2007)
Amazonas, Brazil - Magnitude 7.1 (June 20, 2003)
Peru-Brazil border region - Magnitude 6.9 (Oct. 10, 2002)
Honduras - Magnitude 6.7 (July 11, 1999)
