Did the fault that Roatan, Honduras, is on also produce 4.9 quake near Chiapas, Mexico hours earlier?
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I don't believe that they are on the same exact fault, but the earthquakes are probably related to overall movement of the northern part of the caribbean tectoninc plate which passes through Roatan and is south of Chiapas, Mexico. See the maps included.
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