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Past earthquakes in or near El Salvador: 2021 - list, stats and map

Updated: Apr 19, 2024 09:46 GMT -
In 2021, El Salvador has had 964 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.5:
  • 0 quakes above magnitude 6
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 96 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 501 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 335 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 20 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 6.5 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 82 km SW of Chinandega, Chinandega, n/a -
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Showing quakes magnitude 4.3 or higher, within up to 300 km (186 mi) distance (238 out of 964 quakes, show more):
Past earthquakes in or near El Salvador: 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Dec 28, 2021 04:59 pm (Tegucigalpa)
4.5

5 km
275 km (171 mi) to the NE 43 Km Al Norte De La Ceiba, Honduras 4 reportsInfo
Dec 27, 2021 10:56 pm (Mexico City)
4.3

104 km
246 km (153 mi) to the W Guatemala: 18 Km Al Sureste De Tapachula, México
Info
Sunday, December 26, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 26, 2021 10:06 am (Guatemala)
4.5

43 km
137 km (85 mi) to the W 37 Km Al Sur De Tecojate, Guatemala
Info
Friday, December 24, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 23, 2021 06:50 pm (GMT -6)
4.4

33 km
112 km (70 mi) to the SE 91 Km Al Suroeste De Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
Info
Thursday, December 23, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 22, 2021 07:17 pm (GMT -6)
4.4

35 km
210 km (130 mi) to the SE 93 Km Al Suroeste De Pochomil, Nicaragua
Info
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 21, 2021 12:46 am (GMT -6)
4.3

35 km
195 km (121 mi) to the W North Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of Pueblo Nuevo, Escuintla, Guatemala
Info
Dec 21, 2021 12:46 am (GMT -6)
4.5

2 km
227 km (141 mi) to the W 106 Km Al Suroeste De Tulate, Guatemala
Info
Monday, December 20, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 19, 2021 09:58 pm (GMT -6)
4.5

10 km
254 km (158 mi) to the W 89 Km Al Suroeste De San Marcos, Guatemala 1 report
Info
Saturday, December 18, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 18, 2021 11:48 am (GMT -6)
4.5

66 km
201 km (125 mi) to the W 69 Km Al Suroeste De Champerico, Guatemala
Info
Dec 18, 2021 12:12 am (GMT -6)
4.5

52 km
50 km (31 mi) to the S 59 Km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador 4 reportsInfo
Thursday, December 16, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 15, 2021 10:48 pm (Mexico City)
4.6

86 km
264 km (164 mi) to the W Mexico: 24 Km Al Noroeste De El Gancho México 5 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 9.8 x 1014 joules (273 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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