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Latest Earthquakes Near Placencia, Stann Creek District in 🇧🇿 Belize

Latest Earthquakes Near Placencia, Stann Creek District in Belize

An overview of the latest earthquakes near Placencia, Stann Creek District in Belize. Each earthquake event is recorded as they happend updated every minute, the first event ever recorded was in 1950.

Earthquakes are recorded and updated every minute.
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(Currently displaying 50 out of 113 in total)
Time Epicenter Magnitude Depth
7 months ago
On 2024-01-22 05:45:13 		15.7753, -88.7334
91 km (56 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4
10 km
10 months ago
On 2023-11-11 21:07:15 		15.8528, -89.1596
112 km (69 mi) ↙ SW of Placencia
M 4.3
10 km
1 year ago
On 2023-01-15 02:37:58 		16.0898, -87.501
103 km (64 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.5
10 km
1 year ago
On 2022-09-30 12:56:31 		15.7625, -88.4429
83 km (52 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4.1
10 km
1 year ago
On 2022-09-30 12:05:36 		15.7829, -88.4044
81 km (50 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4.1
10 km
1 year ago
On 2022-09-25 21:30:21 		15.852, -88.4046
73 km (45 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 5.1
10 km
1 year ago
On 2022-09-25 21:28:15 		15.7713, -88.327
82 km (51 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 4.4
10 km
2 years ago
On 2022-08-02 15:46:19 		16.0952, -87.6521
89 km (55 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.2
10 km
2 years ago
On 2022-08-02 15:33:13 		16.0422, -87.6534
92 km (57 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.2
10 km
2 years ago
On 2022-08-02 15:17:01 		16.1209, -87.5018
102 km (63 mi) → E of Placencia
M 5.4
10 km
3 years ago
On 2021-08-25 21:04:19 		15.476, -88.3355
115 km (71 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 5.2
7.78 km
3 years ago
On 2020-10-19 03:24:17 		16.2099, -86.9818
151 km (94 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.5
10 km
3 years ago
On 2020-10-15 21:40:56 		15.3061, -89.041
152 km (94 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4
10 km
3 years ago
On 2020-10-14 10:17:04 		15.6038, -88.7618
109 km (68 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4.1
10 km
3 years ago
On 2020-10-14 00:40:02 		15.4921, -88.8688
125 km (78 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4.3
10 km
4 years ago
On 2020-03-22 11:22:02 		15.5, -87.8005
127 km (79 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 4
10 km
4 years ago
On 2020-02-14 07:35:14 		15.5149, -87.799
126 km (78 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 3.6
10 km
5 years ago
On 2019-08-19 03:26:03 		16.4304, -86.9195
154 km (96 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.2
10 km
5 years ago
On 2019-02-17 09:02:54 		15.8949, -87.5588
110 km (68 mi) → E of Placencia
M 3.8
10 km
6 years ago
On 2018-02-18 13:42:15 		15.4097, -87.8617
134 km (83 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 4
10 km
6 years ago
On 2018-02-09 10:19:55 		15.3199, -88.8958
144 km (89 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4.2
10 km
7 years ago
On 2016-12-30 11:23:05 		16.2179, -87.7557
73 km (45 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.4
22.6 km
7 years ago
On 2016-11-28 06:37:08 		15.5716, -88.4126
104 km (65 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4.4
10 km
8 years ago
On 2016-06-10 03:34:20 		16.4099, -87.2215
122 km (76 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.7
10 km
8 years ago
On 2015-11-20 01:49:19 		16.5632, -87.1467
130 km (80 mi) ↗ NE of Placencia
M 4.2
24.84 km
10 years ago
On 2013-11-13 10:13:15 		15.5906, -87.2698
155 km (96 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.3
10 km
11 years ago
On 2013-08-24 18:59:06 		15.1698, -87.5666
172 km (107 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 4.6
14.12 km
11 years ago
On 2013-06-20 16:16:11 		15.686, -87.201
154 km (96 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.3
9 km
11 years ago
On 2013-06-02 08:33:18 		16.325, -87.87
56 km (35 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.3
10 km
11 years ago
On 2013-04-24 02:09:12 		15.714, -86.991
171 km (106 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.4
10 km
11 years ago
On 2013-04-21 07:46:44 		15.597, -87.195
161 km (100 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.7
15 km
11 years ago
On 2013-04-21 06:51:37 		15.576, -87.216
161 km (100 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.1
11.6 km
11 years ago
On 2013-04-18 17:25:57 		15.473, -87.32
160 km (100 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 4.4
22.9 km
11 years ago
On 2013-04-12 03:24:34 		15.602, -87.586
131 km (81 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 4.1
10 km
12 years ago
On 2012-05-11 06:15:00 		15.611, -88.819
111 km (69 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 4.4
8 km
12 years ago
On 2012-04-28 06:36:27 		15.701, -89.345
138 km (85 mi) ↙ SW of Placencia
M 4.2
28 km
12 years ago
On 2012-04-23 00:20:34 		15.766, -89.211
122 km (76 mi) ↙ SW of Placencia
M 5.2
10 km
12 years ago
On 2011-11-29 13:40:44 		15.708, -87.021
169 km (105 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.2
8.3 km
13 years ago
On 2011-03-30 22:26:37 		15.26, -87.65
159 km (98 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 4.5
37 km
13 years ago
On 2011-03-29 11:30:18 		15.853, -89.427
135 km (83 mi) ↙ SW of Placencia
M 4.1
10 km
14 years ago
On 2010-01-11 23:30:44 		15.437, -88.761
126 km (78 mi) ↓ S of Placencia
M 5.1
10 km
14 years ago
On 2009-12-31 10:12:06 		16.003, -87.402
117 km (73 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.8
10 km
14 years ago
On 2009-10-26 11:32:41 		16.138, -87.914
63 km (39 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.2
10 km
14 years ago
On 2009-10-18 16:19:47 		15.921, -88.116
71 km (44 mi) ↘ SE of Placencia
M 4.6
10 km
15 years ago
On 2009-06-15 16:00:53 		16.318, -87.036
143 km (89 mi) → E of Placencia
M 5.1
10 km
15 years ago
On 2009-06-08 05:24:37 		15.937, -87.099
149 km (93 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.2
10 km
15 years ago
On 2009-06-08 05:13:14 		15.792, -86.865
179 km (111 mi) → E of Placencia
M 5.4
10 km
15 years ago
On 2009-06-06 11:53:45 		16.363, -87.07
139 km (86 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.5
10 km
15 years ago
On 2009-06-06 04:37:37 		16.169, -87.65
85 km (53 mi) → E of Placencia
M 5
10 km
15 years ago
On 2009-05-30 12:20:03 		15.959, -87.477
113 km (70 mi) → E of Placencia
M 4.2
10 km

Placencia Earthquake Statistics

Since the 1950's Placencia has experiences a total of 113 earthquakes, within a 150 km radius of the center of the city.

Earthquakes per Year in Placencia 1950-2024

Annual earthquakes counts for Placencia was last updated at 2024-02-09 23:02:07.

Earthquake Magnitude Distribution

Magnitude Earthquakes Percentage
M 0 2 1.77%
M 3 4 3.54%
M 4 86 76.11%
M 5 17 15.04%
M 6 3 2.65%
M 7 1 0.88%

Magnitude distribution for Placencia was last updated at 2024-06-07 20:02:45.

To conserve energy and maximize resource utilization, we calculate historical earthquake statistics in batches. This is done sporadically when sufficient resources are available to the system. Thus, annual earthquakes count and magnitude distribution for various locations on earth, may lag behind in certain instances. Most commonly it's a matter of hours, sometimes days, or even up to a few weeks.

Common Questions

When was the last earthquake in Placencia, Stann Creek District, Belize?

The last earthquake in Placencia was 7 months ago and struck 91 km (56 mi) ↓ S of the city. The earthquake had a magnitude 4.00 on the richter scale and a depth of 10.0 km.

What was the strongest earthquake near Placencia, Stann Creek District, Belize?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Placencia was a 7.50 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 5.0 kilometers. It struck 153 km (95 mi) ↓ S of the city, 48 years ago.

How often do earthquakes occur near Placencia, Stann Creek District, Belize?

In 2024, Placencia has experienced 1 earthquakes with a magnitude of 0.1 or higher on the Richter scale. That's lower than the annual average of 1.51 earthquakes in the region. Based on historic earthquake data, which dates back to 1950, we can asume that Placencia is struck by an earthquake every 0.13 months.

Earthquakes Near other Cities in Stann Creek District, Belize

Data Information

Information found on this page is a derivative set, based on sources mentioned below.

Data Sources

We aggregate and combine data from USGS (United States Geographical Survey) and the EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre). This allow us to get near real-time and historical earthquake data dating back to the year 1950.

Disclaimer

Information or data found on this page should not be used for, or as an early warning system. It is intended as an historical reference or near real-time complementary information to offical and governmental sources. In an event of an emergency it is important closely monitor and follow advice from national, state and local authorities.