Latest See all | Mag. 3.4 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Chinandega, Nicaragua - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 4.3 North Pacific Ocean - Chinandega, Nicaragua - Apr 27, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 3, 03:22 am (GMT -6) | 3.4 33 km | 68 km (42 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 91 km west of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
May 3, 02:58 am (GMT -6) | 2.6 3 km | 50 km (31 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 74 km south of Usulutan, Usulutan, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
May 2, 08:56 pm (Tegucigalpa) | 2.5 5 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the E | 29 km northwest of San Lorenzo, Valle, Honduras | Info | |
May 2, 08:56 pm (GMT -6) | 2.2 23 km | 50 km (31 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 87 km south of San Miguel, San Miguel, El Salvador | Info | |
May 2, 07:56 pm (Managua) | 1.8 71 km | 90 km (56 mi) to the E | Nicaragua: 35 Km al noreste de Los Lirios, Honduras | Info | |
Thursday, May 2, 2024 GMT (16 quakes) | |||||
May 2, 01:31 pm (El Salvador) | 2.7 5 km | 4 km (2.5 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 24 km southeast of La Union, La Union, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
May 2, 01:30 pm (El Salvador) | 3.4 65 km | 22 km (14 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 52 km southwest of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
May 2, 01:08 pm (El Salvador) | 2.8 6 km | 16 km north of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 2, 12:20 pm (El Salvador) | 3.1 29 km | 22 km (14 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 43 km south of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
May 2, 11:45 am (El Salvador) | 2.2 7 km | 17 km north of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador | Info | ||
May 2, 11:43 am (El Salvador) | 1.9 11 km | 19 Km al sureste de Santa Ana, El Salvador | Info |
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El Salvador has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,600 quakes on average per year in El Salvador. El Salvador has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, El Salvador has about 679 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 126 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 7.7 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in El Salvador occurred 7 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.4:
A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Nicaragua in the early morning of Friday, May 3, 2024 at 3.22 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 33 km (21 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, El Salvador was shaken by 0 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 17 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 36 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 7 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in El Salvador in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 4.3 and occurred 6 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Nicaragua in the morning of Saturday, Apr 27, 2024 at 9.46 am local time (America/Managua GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 73 km (45 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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