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Honduras Earthquake | Honduras | Honduras news | honduras newspapers | honduras map | roatan

A moderate earthquake rattled Honduras on Saturday, sending panicked residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries but some buildings were damaged, authorities said.

The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 5.5, struck just before noon and was centered about 50 miles north of the capital of Tegucigalpa, the U.S.

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Grand Canyon Skywalk

It is as if you are stepping out in space, when you take a walk on this U-shaped transparent platform that juts out over the Grand Canyon’s western rim, 4,000 feet (1219 m) above the Colorado River. Visitors must don special non-scuff, nonslip booties for the 70-foot (21.3 m) walk on the 4-inch (10.2 cm) thick glass floor.

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