Latest today See all | Mag. 2.1 earthquake 11 km east of Ahuachapan - Ahuachapan, El Salvador - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.8 North Pacific Ocean - San Miguel, El Salvador - |
Date and Time![]() | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Jun 24, 11:53 pm (El Salvador) | 2.1 7 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 24, 11:41 pm (El Salvador) | 1.5 10 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 24, 11:10 pm (El Salvador) | 0.9 5 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 24, 10:52 pm (GMT -6) | 3.6 5 km | 165 km (103 mi) to the S | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 24, 10:28 pm (El Salvador) | 1.7 5 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 24, 10:22 pm (El Salvador) | 1.8 6 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 24, 10:01 pm (El Salvador) | 2.6 87 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the W | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 24, 09:02 pm (GMT -6) | 3.3 16 km | 69 km (43 mi) to the W | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 24, 06:34 pm (GMT -6) | 2.9 30 km | 87 km (54 mi) to the SE | ![]() | Info |
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El Salvador has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,700 quakes on average per year in El Salvador. El Salvador has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.
On average, El Salvador has about 684 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 125 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 7.5 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in El Salvador occurred 32 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.1:
A light magnitude 2.1 earthquake hit 11.5 km (7 mi) away from Ahuachapan, Ahuachapan, El Salvador, late in the evening of Monday, Jun 24, 2024 at 11.53 pm local time (America/El Salvador GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 7 km (4.3 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, El Salvador has had 2 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 5 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 5 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in El Salvador in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred 19 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of El Salvador in the early morning of Monday, Jun 24, 2024 at 5.31 am local time (America/El Salvador GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 33 km (21 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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