A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from El Rosario in El Salvador. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pi45. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pi45. Exact location of event, longitude -89.0518 West, latitude 12.9689 North, depth = 60.313 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:59:52 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 04:59:52 / January 6, 2025 @ 4:59 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.313 km (37 miles).
Event epicenter was 81 km (51 miles) from San Salvador (c. 526 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Soyapango (c. 329 700 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Mejicanos (c. 160 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Santa Tecla (c. 124 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Delgado (c. 71 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from San Marcos (c. 54 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael Oriente, San Sebastián, Ayutuxtepeque. Country/countries that might be effected, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 58 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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