7.3-Magnitude Quake off the Honduras Coast - related image preview

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7.3-Magnitude Quake off the Honduras Coast

This image shows the topography and bathymetry of the region surrounding the earthquakes that occurred on May 28-29, 2009. Red circles indicate quake locations, and fine black lines indicate fault lines.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using earthquake and plate tectonics data from the USGS Earthquake Hazard Program, elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) courtesy of the University of Maryland’s Global Land Cover Facility, and ocean bathymetry data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ETOP1 global relief model of Earth’s surface. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published May 30, 2009
Data acquired May 28, 2009

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Space Shuttle > SRTM