Ua lulu ʻia kahi ōlaʻi nui he 8.0, i hōʻike mua ʻia ma ke ʻano he 7.6 ka nui o Honduras, ma kahi o 152 mile ma ka ʻākau o Puerto Lempira ma lalo o 2 mau hola i hala aku nei ma 02:51 UTC ma Ianuali 10, 2018.
ʻO kēia ke ōlaʻi nui loa i loko o nā makahiki he nui i kū i ka Caribbean ma ka ʻauwaha Cayman.
Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia kahi wati kai eʻe no Puerto Rico a me nā mokupuni ʻo ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa ma muli o ka nui o ke ōlaʻi.
Ma kēia manawa ʻaʻohe hōʻike o nā pohō a me nā ʻeha.
Ua hoʻopaʻa inoa ʻia nā ōlaʻi ma kahi hohonu o 10 km.
Nā mamao:
• 201.9 km (125.2 mi) NNE o Barra Patuca, Honduras
• 245.2 km (152.0 mi) N o Puerto Lempira, Honduras
• 303.1 km (187.9 mi) SW o George Town, nā mokupuni ʻo Cayman
• 305.7 km (189.5 mi) SW o West Bay, mokupuni ʻo Cayman
• 312.0 km (193.4 mi) SW o Bodden Town, nā mokupuni ʻo Cayman