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href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000gxkj">ComCat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local date</th><td class="infobox-data">May 28, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-05-28</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local time</th><td class="infobox-data">02:24</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Magnitude</th><td class="infobox-data">7.3 <a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw" title="Seismic magnitude scales"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000003-QINU`"'</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Moment mag. scale">M<sub>w</sub></span></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depth</th><td class="infobox-data">10 kilometres (6.21 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Epicenter</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=2009_Swan_Islands_earthquake&params=16.73_N_86.22_W_region:HN_type:event"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">16°44′N</span> <span class="longitude">86°13′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">16.73°N 86.22°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">16.73; -86.22</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fault</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Swan_Islands_Transform_Fault" title="Swan Islands Transform Fault">Swan Islands Transform Fault</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fault_(geology)#Strike-slip_faults" title="Fault (geology)">Strike-slip</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Areas affected</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Honduras" title="Honduras">Honduras</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> intensity</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 200, 0); padding:4px; color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Modified_Mercalli_intensity_scale#mmi-7" title="Modified Mercalli intensity scale"><span style="color:black;">MMI VII (<i>Very strong</i>)</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tsunami</th><td class="infobox-data">4 m (13 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-TSUNAMI_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSUNAMI-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Casualties</th><td class="infobox-data">7 killed, 40 injured</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2009 Swan Islands earthquake</b> occurred on May 28 at <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="08:24:45 UTC">02:24:45 AM local time</span> with a <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">moment magnitude</a> of 7.3 and a maximum <a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">Mercalli intensity</a> of VII (<i>Very strong</i>). The <a href="/wiki/Epicenter" title="Epicenter">epicenter</a> was located in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a>, 64 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of the island of <a href="/wiki/Roat%C3%A1n" title="Roatán">Roatán</a>, 19 miles northeast of Port Royal, Isla de Bahias, 15 miles northwest of Isla Barbaretta, and 130 kilometres (81 mi) north-northeast of <a href="/wiki/La_Ceiba" title="La Ceiba">La Ceiba</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three aftershocks followed the earthquake within magnitude 4 range.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Earthquake">Earthquake</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Swan_Islands_earthquake&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Earthquake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earthquake occurred at a depth of around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) on a <a href="/wiki/Transform_fault" title="Transform fault">transform fault</a> zone known as the <a href="/wiki/Swan_Islands_Transform_Fault" title="Swan Islands Transform Fault">Swan Islands Transform Fault</a> on the southern margin of the <a href="/wiki/Cayman_Trough" title="Cayman Trough">Cayman Trough</a>. It was a result of left-lateral <a href="/wiki/Fault_(geology)#Strike-slip_faults" title="Fault (geology)">strike-slip faulting</a>. The Swan Island Transform Fault forms part of the <a href="/wiki/Tectonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Tectonic">tectonic</a> boundary between the <a href="/wiki/North_American_plate" title="North American plate">North American plate</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_plate" title="Caribbean plate">Caribbean plate</a>, and continues onshore as the <a href="/wiki/Motagua_Fault" title="Motagua Fault">Motagua Fault</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chixoy-Polochic_Fault" title="Chixoy-Polochic Fault">Chixoy-Polochic Fault</a>. </p><p>The 30-second offshore quake was felt in <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a>, and as far as <a href="/wiki/Canc%C3%BAn" title="Cancún">Cancún</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>. It was also felt in parts of <a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands" title="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Analysis of <a href="/wiki/Geodetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Geodetic">geodetic</a> and seismic data indicated that up to 1 meter of slip occurred across a 250-km-long <a href="/wiki/Fault_rupture" class="mw-redirect" title="Fault rupture">fault rupture</a>. Although the epicenter was located far off the coast of Central America, the long rupture contributed to severe damage in Honduras. The earthquake ruptured a segment of plate boundary immediately east of the <a href="/wiki/1976_Guatemala_earthquake" title="1976 Guatemala earthquake">1976 earthquake</a> rupture on the Motagua Fault.<sup id="cite_ref-Graham_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graham-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tsunami">Tsunami</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Swan_Islands_earthquake&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Tsunami"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A tsunami was observed with heights of 4 m (13 ft) in <a href="/wiki/Motagua_River" title="Motagua River">Motagua River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TSUNAMI_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSUNAMI-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Damage">Damage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Swan_Islands_earthquake&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Damage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Democracy_Bridge_Damaged_by_Earthquake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Democracy_Bridge_Damaged_by_Earthquake.jpg/220px-Democracy_Bridge_Damaged_by_Earthquake.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Democracy_Bridge_Damaged_by_Earthquake.jpg/330px-Democracy_Bridge_Damaged_by_Earthquake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Democracy_Bridge_Damaged_by_Earthquake.jpg/440px-Democracy_Bridge_Damaged_by_Earthquake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The damaged Democracy Bridge in <a href="/wiki/El_Progreso" title="El Progreso">El Progreso</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The earthquake caused at least seven fatalities, 40 injuries, and more than 130 collapsed or damaged buildings across northern Honduras.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two important bridges and a number of levees and port terminals were also seriously damaged.<sup id="cite_ref-EERI_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EERI-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Guatemalan department of <a href="/wiki/Izabal_Department" title="Izabal Department">Izabal</a>, 35 buildings were destroyed and 80 were damaged. In Belize, at least 5 buildings were also destroyed and 25 were damaged. In Roatan, one home was damaged and one injury occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The earthquake caused an estimated $37 million worth of damage, and electricity, Internet and telephone connections were cut throughout the majority of Honduras.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> watch was put into effect by the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Tsunami_Warning_Center" title="Pacific Tsunami Warning Center">Pacific Tsunami Warning Center</a> for Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize and was discontinued 90 minutes after the earthquake occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Swan_Islands_earthquake&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2009" title="List of earthquakes in 2009">List of earthquakes in 2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Swan_Islands_earthquake" title="2018 Swan Islands earthquake">2018 Swan Islands earthquake</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Swan_Islands_earthquake&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit 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E.; Demets, C.; Deshon, H. R.; Rogers, R.; Maradiaga, M. Rodriguez; Strauch, W.; Wiese, K.; Hernandez, D. 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1641_Caracas_earthquake" title="1641 Caracas earthquake">1641 Caracas</a> (6.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1692_Jamaica_earthquake" title="1692 Jamaica earthquake">1692 Jamaica</a> (7.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1751_Port-au-Prince_earthquake" title="1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake">1751 Port-au-Prince</a> (8.0)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1766_Southeastern_Caribbean_earthquake" title="1766 Southeastern Caribbean earthquake">1766 Southeastern Caribbean</a> (6.5–7.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1770_Port-au-Prince_earthquake" title="1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake">1770 Port-au-Prince</a> (7.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1787_Boricua_earthquake" title="1787 Boricua earthquake">1787 Boricua</a> (8.0)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_Caracas_earthquake" title="1812 Caracas earthquake">1812 Caracas</a> (7.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_Martinique_earthquake" title="1839 Martinique earthquake">1839 Martinique</a> (8.0)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Cap-Ha%C3%AFtien_earthquake" title="1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake">1842 Cap-Haïtien</a> (8.1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_Guadeloupe_earthquake" title="1843 Guadeloupe earthquake">1843 Guadeloupe</a> (8.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Virgin_Islands_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami">1867 Virgin Islands</a> (7.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_C%C3%BAcuta_earthquake" title="1875 Cúcuta earthquake">1875 Cúcuta</a> (7.5)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">20th century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_San_Narciso_earthquake" title="1900 San Narciso earthquake">1900 Venezuela</a> (7.7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Kingston_earthquake" title="1907 Kingston earthquake">1907 Kingston</a> (6.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_San_Ferm%C3%ADn_earthquake" title="1918 San Fermín earthquake">1918 San Fermín</a> (7.1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Cuman%C3%A1_earthquake" title="1929 Cumaná earthquake">1929 Cumaná</a> (6.9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Dominican_Republic_earthquake" title="1946 Dominican Republic earthquake">1946 Dominican Republic</a> (8.1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Caracas_earthquake" title="1967 Caracas earthquake">1967 Caracas</a> (6.7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Lesser_Antilles_earthquake" title="1974 Lesser Antilles earthquake">1974 Lesser Antilles</a> (6.9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_San_Pedro_Basin_earthquake" title="1984 San Pedro Basin earthquake">1984 San Pedro Basin</a> (6.7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Cariaco_earthquake" title="1997 Cariaco earthquake">1997 Cariaco</a> (6.9)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">21st century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Dominican_Republic_earthquake" title="2003 Dominican Republic earthquake">2003 Dominican Republic</a> (6.4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Les_Saintes_earthquake" title="2004 Les Saintes earthquake">2004 Les Saintes</a> (6.3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Martinique_earthquake" title="2007 Martinique earthquake">2007 Martinique</a> (7.4)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2009 Swan Islands</a> (7.3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake" title="2010 Haiti earthquake">2010 Haiti</a> (7.0)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Swan_Islands_earthquake" title="2018 Swan Islands earthquake">2018 Swan Islands</a> (7.5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2018_Venezuela_earthquake" title="August 2018 Venezuela earthquake">2018 Venezuela</a> (7.3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Haiti_earthquake" title="2018 Haiti earthquake">2018 Haiti</a> (5.9)</li> 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