Past earthquakes in or near El Salvador: May 18, 2022 - list, stats and map

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On Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, El Salvador has had 2 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.0:

0 quakes above magnitude 4
1 quake between magnitude 3 and 4
1 quake between magnitude 2 and 3

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Strongest: Mag. 4.0 Earthquake Guatemala: 69 Km Al SUR De CD HIDALGO, CHIS -

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Past earthquakes in or near El Salvador: May 18, 2022 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
May 18, 2022 05:57 pm (GMT -6)	2.6 21 km	124 km (77 mi) to the SE	95 Km Al Suroeste De Jiquilillo, Nicaragua	Info
May 18, 2022 05:53 pm (GMT -6)	3.2 21 km	114 km (71 mi) to the SE	88 Km Al Suroeste De Jiquilillo, Nicaragua	Info
May 18, 2022 03:02 pm (GMT -6)	4.0 19 km	209 km (130 mi) to the W	Guatemala: 69 Km Al SUR De CD HIDALGO, CHIS	Info
May 18, 2022 02:38 pm (Managua)	2.8 6 km	95 km (59 mi) to the SE	NICARAGUA	Info
May 18, 2022 09:33 am (GMT -6)	2.1 39 km	95 km (59 mi) to the SE	59 Km Al Suroeste De Jiquilillo, Nicaragua	Info
May 18, 2022 06:49 am (GMT -6)	3.1 17 km	146 km (91 mi) to the SE	112 Km Al Suroeste De Corinto, Nicaragua	Info
May 18, 2022 05:22 am (GMT -6)	3.0 31 km	190 km (118 mi) to the SE	NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA	Info
May 18, 2022 05:07 am (Managua)	2.9 68 km	145 km (90 mi) to the SE	NICARAGUA	Info
May 18, 2022 04:13 am (Guatemala)	2.7 33 km	149 km (93 mi) to the W	13 Km Al Sur De El Semillero, Guatemala	Info
May 18, 2022 03:03 am (GMT -6)	2.8 34 km	207 km (129 mi) to the SE	NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA	Info
May 18, 2022 02:51 am (GMT -6)	2.8 26 km	33 km (21 mi) to the SW	40 Km Al Sur De Acajutla, El Salvador	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 9.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (25.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.9 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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