Moderate Quake Rattles
Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras
(AP) — A moderate
earthquake rattled
Honduras on Saturday,
sending panicked
residents into the
streets. There were no
immediate reports of
injuries but some
buildings were damaged,
authorities said.
The quake, which had a
preliminary magnitude of
5.5, struck just before
noon and was centered
about 50 miles north of
the capital of
Tegucigalpa, the U.S.
Geological Survey
reported.
"The movement was felt
in almost all of the
national territory,"
said Carlos Gonzalez, a
regional director with
Honduras' disaster
agency.
Gonzalez said it was
felt the strongest in
the town of Luquique,
where alarmed residents
ran outside. He said
there were reports of
damaged houses and
churches, and
firefighters were sent
to assess the damage.
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