How frequent are earthquakes in El Salvador?

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 1,600 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.

How many earthquakes occur every year in El Salvador?

On average, El Salvador has about 682 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 126 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 7.6 quakes per year).

When was the latest earthquake in El Salvador?

The last earthquake in El Salvador occurred 5 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.7: A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Guatemala in the morning of Saturday, Jun 1, 2024 at 9.55 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 14 km (9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

How many quakes were there in El Salvador in the past 24 hours?

In the past 24 hours, El Salvador has had 3 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 1 quake of magnitude .

What was the strongest quake in El Salvador in the past 24 hours?

The strongest earthquake in El Salvador in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.0 and occurred 8 hours ago: A light magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of El Salvador in the early morning of Saturday, Jun 1, 2024 at 6.41 am local time (America/El Salvador GMT -6). The quake had a shallow depth of 35 km (22 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

Latest Earthquakes in or Near El Salvador: Today and Recently

4 quakes Mag. 2+

Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 24 hours
Earthquake activity near average

Latest today See all	Mag. 2.7 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Escuintla, Guatemala -
Strongest today	Mag. 3.0 North Pacific Ocean - Sonsonate, El Salvador -

In the past 24 hours, El Salvador has had 5 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0:

3 quakes above magnitude 3
1 quake between magnitude 2 and 3
1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	5 quakes	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	41 quakes	11	19	11	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	231 quakes	45	111	69	6	-	-	-
Past 90 days	676 quakes	89	345	214	25	3	-	-
Past 365 days	3,801 quakes	364	2,125	1,146	148	6	1	-
Past 3 years	8,617 quakes	886	4,526	2,770	393	29	1	-
Past 10 years	11,291 quakes	975	5,335	3,816	1,079	70	4	-

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Showing most recent quakes and quakes magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (16 quakes):

Latest quakes in or near El Salvador in the past 24 hours on Saturday, June 1, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Jun 1, 09:55 am (GMT -6)	2.7 14 km	60 km (37 mi) to the SW	North Pacific Ocean, 94 km southeast of San Jose, Escuintla, Guatemala I FELT IT	Info
Jun 1, 06:51 am (El Salvador)	1.9 6 km		La Libertad, 31 km northwest of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador	Info
Jun 1, 06:41 am (El Salvador)	3.0 35 km	23 km (14 mi) to the SW	North Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador I FELT IT	Info
Jun 1, 06:34 am (GMT -6)	3.0 28 km	35 km (22 mi) to the S	North Pacific Ocean, 88 km south of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador I FELT IT	Info
Jun 1, 01:29 am (GMT -6)	2.4 24 km	46 km (29 mi) to the SW	North Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador	Info
May 31, 06:49 pm (GMT -6)	2.8 26 km	64 km (40 mi) to the SE	52 Km al suroeste de Punta Cosigüina, Nicaragua	Info
Friday, May 31, 2024 GMT (7 quakes)
May 31, 03:00 pm (GMT -6)	3.0 197 km	118 km (73 mi) to the SW	North Pacific Ocean, 146 km south of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador I FELT IT	Info
May 31, 12:09 pm (El Salvador)	2.3 27 km		La Paz, 32 km east of San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador	Info
May 31, 12:09 pm (GMT -6)	2.9 27 km	37 km (23 mi) to the S	North Pacific Ocean, 49 km southwest of Puerto El Triunfo, Usulutan, El Salvador	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,600 quakes on average per year in El Salvador:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 17.9 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.4 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.5 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 7.6 quakes per year
Mag. 4 or higher: 126 quakes per year (or 10.5 quakes per month)
Mag. 3 or higher: 682 quakes per year (or 57 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 1,500 quakes per year (or 4.1 quakes per day)
Mag. 1 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per day)

El Salvador has a high level of seismic activity. 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.

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