Latest today See all | Mag. 3.9 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - La Paz, El Salvador - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.9 North Pacific Ocean - La Paz, El Salvador - |
Date and Time![]() | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Jun 16, 10:19 am (GMT -6) | 3.9 29 km | 42 km (26 mi) to the S | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 16, 10:09 am (GMT -6) | 3.9 18 km | 47 km (29 mi) to the S | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 16, 03:27 am (Guatemala) | 2.5 9 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the NW | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 16, 02:15 am (El Salvador) | 2.0 11 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 15, 11:10 pm (GMT -6) | 3.3 22 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the SW | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 15, 10:54 pm (El Salvador) | 2.6 5 km | 11 km (6.8 mi) to the S | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 15, 10:54 pm (GMT -6) | 2.6 65 km | 33 km (21 mi) to the S | ![]() | Info | |
Saturday, June 15, 2024 GMT (10 quakes) | |||||
Jun 15, 05:57 pm (GMT -6) | 3.0 33 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the W | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 15, 03:50 pm (GMT -6) | 3.1 29 km | 32 km (20 mi) to the W | ![]() | 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 683 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 2 hours and 22 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.9:
A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of El Salvador in the morning of Sunday, Jun 16, 2024 at 10.19 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 29 km (18 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, El Salvador has had 5 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 3 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in El Salvador in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.9 and occurred 2 hours and 22 minutes ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of El Salvador in the morning of Sunday, Jun 16, 2024 at 10.19 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 29 km (18 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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