Honduras earthquake victim: ‘I felt like it was the end of the world’

In the 24 hours following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Honduras, Honduran Twitter users were still buzzing about the earthquake.

Per El Periódico, four people were killed, dozens of homes were destroyed in several towns, buildings were severely damaged and a bridge was destroyed in Honduras. Utila in Bay Islands, Honduras, also experienced an aftershock of 4.8-magnitude.

Here’s a collection of tweets from Honduras on Thursday, demonstrating the personal impact of the quake:

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   RachDelgado (San Pedro Sula, Honduras) earthquake in Honduras.. so scary I felt like it was the end of the world.. 28 May 2009 from mobile web
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   Jaime_Rivera (San Pedro Sula, Honduras) OMG! Felt my first earthquake two hours ago. Phone lines were dead until now. Amazed in all the shaking and no damage… yet visible. 28 May 2009 from Twikini
3. 
   onchi9 (La Ceiba, Honduras) Just experienced the most horrible expierence in my life! a powerful earthquake hit honduras. 28 May 2009 from web
4. 
   HondUSA (Comayagua, Honduras) I live in Honduras and the earthquake shook me out of an awesome dream last night! 28 May 2009 from web
5. 
   PromiseHome (El Portillo, Honduras) Please pray for Honduras. There was a major earthquake this morning and several areas of Honduras are affected. Promise Home is OK. 28 May 2009 from twhirl
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   shigeharu (Juticalpa, Honduras) When the earthquake woke me up at 2am, I decided I was more sleepy than afraid. When I woke up late for work, that’s when I panicked. 28 May 2009 from web

Read more Honduras earthquake tweets in our earlier report.