Six killed in Caribbean quake

A powerful earthquake toppled dozens of homes in Honduras and Belize, killing at least six people and injuring 40 as terrified residents fled their homes across much of Central America.

Fri, 29 May, 2009 - 09:50

A powerful earthquake toppled dozens of homes in Honduras and Belize, killing at least six people and injuring 40 as terrified residents fled their homes across much of Central America.

The magnitude-7.1 quake struck at 2.24am local time yesterday off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, 80 miles north east of the beach town of La Ceiba, according to the US Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado.