Latest See all | Mag. 2.7 earthquake 82 km southwest of San Salvador - San Salvador, El Salvador - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 4.3 52 km WSW of Acajutla - El Salvador - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 20, 07:08 am (GMT -6) | 2.7 5 km | 50 km (31 mi) to the SW | 82 km southwest of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 20, 05:08 am (GMT -6) | 2.9 28 km | 49 km (30 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 70 km southwest of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador | Info | |
Apr 20, 04:56 am (Guatemala) | 2.4 7 km | 95 km (59 mi) to the NW | 3.4 km southwest of Guatemala, Guatemala | Info | |
Apr 19, 11:17 pm (GMT -6) | 3.2 29 km | 57 km (35 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 94 km south of San Miguel, San Miguel, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 09:51 pm (GMT -6) | 2.8 25 km | 55 km (34 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 79 km south of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador | Info | |
Apr 19, 09:32 pm (GMT -6) | 2.8 31 km | 93 km (58 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 19, 06:22 pm (GMT -6) | 3.3 20 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 61 km south of Zacatecoluca, La Paz, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (13 quakes) | |||||
Apr 19, 05:36 pm (GMT -6) | 2.8 25 km | 80 km (50 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 78 km west of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 19, 01:23 pm (GMT -6) | 2.9 5 km | 67 km (42 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 95 km south of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 01:23 pm (GMT -6) | 3.0 24 km | 55 km (34 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 82 km south of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 11:43 am (GMT -6) | 4.1 30 km | 45 km (28 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 72 km south of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador I FELT IT | 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 10 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 676 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 125 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 7.6 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in El Salvador occurred 7 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.7:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake hit 82 km (51 mi) away from San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador, in the morning of Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 at 7.08 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, El Salvador was shaken by 4 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 12 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 22 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 3 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 1 day 20 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Guatemala in the morning of Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 11.18 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a shallow depth of 43 km (27 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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