Is Tocoa safe? Honduras travel risk
Is Tocoa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tocoa scores 72/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Honduras Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 25 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Tocoa scores 72/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Honduras (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Tocoa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (75/100) and crime and scams (85/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 72 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Honduras travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 15.6576° N, 86.0050° W within Colón, Tocoa is situated 215.4 km SW of Tegucigalpa at an altitude of 37 m.
Colón
15.6576° N, 86.0050° W
37 m
America/Tegucigalpa
72,847
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Honduras
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Tocoa happened in March (8 of 15 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 8 Feb 2023 (120 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Honduras travel advice & laws.
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