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Quake off Honduras prompts alert Quake off Honduras prompts alert
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A tsunami watch is in place for three central American countries after a 7.1 magnitude quake struck off Honduras. A tsunami watch is in place for three Central American countries after a 7.1 magnitude quake struck off Honduras.
Guatemala, Belize and Honduras were on alert but a widespread destructive tsunami was not expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.Guatemala, Belize and Honduras were on alert but a widespread destructive tsunami was not expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The powerful quake hit 39 miles (64km) north-east of Roatan in Honduras at a relatively shallow depth of 6.2 miles (10km), the US Geological Survey said. The powerful quake hit 64km (39 miles) north-east of Roatan on Honduras' Isles de la Bahia in the Caribbean Sea, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Tremors were felt as far north as Cancun in Mexico. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.
The quake struck at 0324 local time (0824 GMT) at a relatively shallow depth of 10km (six miles).
Tremors were felt in dozens of cities across the region and as far north as Cancun in Mexico, the USGS said.
People in Guatemala City ran into the streets in their pyjamas, the Associated Press reports.
The Pacific Warning Center in Hawaii warned other Caribbean countries near the epicentre of the quake of the "possibility of a local tsunami that could affect coasts".
But it also said: "A destructive widespread tsunami threat does not exist based on historical earthquake and tsunami data."
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