7.1 Earthquake off the coast of Roatan

[ParrotheadDiver]

7.1 earthquake topples homes in Honduras, Belize - Yahoo! News

hope everyone is ok

[CODMAN]

Wow! I wouldn,t want to be goin gthrough Mary's place while something like that hits!

[waytooslow]

as you said hope everyone is okay - I got the email at 3:41 Am

Region: NORTH OF HONDURAS
Geographic coordinates: 16.783N, 86.165W
Magnitude: 7.1 M
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 28 May 2009 08:24:45
Time near the Epicenter: 28 May 2009 03:24:45
Local standard time in your area: 28 May 2009 02:24:45

Location with respect to nearby cities:
63 km (39 miles) NE (37 degrees) of Roatán, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras
100 km (62 miles) NNW (347 degrees) of Trujillo, Colón, Honduras
127 km (79 miles) N (353 degrees) of Tocoa, Colón, Honduras
130 km (81 miles) NNE (31 degrees) of La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras
284 km (177 miles) E (99 degrees) of BELMOPAN, Belize

[ndv21]

My father called me at 6:30 am central time. They still live in San Pedro Sula and they said that it really shook things up. One of the bridges that goes through a town called "El progresso" was badly damaged.

All in all he says that there is very little, if any, stuctural damage all around. Very good news.

[taniab777]

hello, there are 8 of us divers set to go to Roatan.. Fantasy island resort May 30-June 8th...

called the resort and they said everything is still operating as planned. So we are still going.

I'm a little nervous now with this earthquake.
What does one do if there are after shocks while you are diving?

Do you feel it?

thanks....

[chilly willy]

Originally Posted by taniab777

hello, there are 8 of us divers set to go to Roatan.. Fantasy island resort May 30-June 8th...

called the resort and they said everything is still operating as planned. So we are still going.

I'm a little nervous now with this earthquake.
What does one do if there are after shocks while you are diving?

Do you feel it?

thanks....

If you're in the water you'll probably miss it unless it's really big in which case there might be a surge. Just don't go into overhead environments and you'll be ok.
Here's a link to another thread about this,
Earthquake

[tc_rain]

Originally Posted by taniab777

hello, there are 8 of us divers set to go to Roatan.. Fantasy island resort May 30-June 8th...

called the resort and they said everything is still operating as planned. So we are still going.

I'm a little nervous now with this earthquake.
What does one do if there are after shocks while you are diving?

Do you feel it?

thanks....

Let us know of any damage.

[mitsuguy]

talked to some friends down there... at least on the island of Utila, all is normal and no damage to note...

[ParrotheadDiver]

some damage to the reefs large chunks of coral toppled over new cracks in Mary's Place and Calvin's Crack...also some minor damage to the Prince Albert Wreck that sits in front of CoCoView.....lots of barrel sponges broken off at the base....divers were hearing sounds u/w when they were diving a day or two after the quake.... there is video of some of the damage posted on scubaboard
7.1 Earthquake 39 miles off Roatan - Page 7 - ScubaBoard

[Itsjustme0770]

Reports from Utila is that there was lots of shaking, but nothing structural damages. A couple of reports indicate some substantial reef damage (barrel sponges seem to have been particularly hard hit). I've not gotten a report from the north side dives to see if there was any walls that gave way. Our place on the island is fine, not even a broken glass.

Hope that helps and don't hesitate to head to Utila. Its a marvelous place to spend some time above and below water.

Cheers