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M2.8 Earthquake near OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR

UTC time: 2025-12-13 05:38:59 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
14.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR

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About this earthquake

On December 13, 2025 at 05:38 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR. With a focal depth of about 14 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
001ff498b9c37105c908d808575b82902ef64fd2
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
14.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-13 05:38:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
12.96000, -89.95000
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14 km
Shallow
14 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Izalco
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'950 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·El Salvador
  • Apaneca Range
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'028 m ·El Salvador
  • Santa Ana
    Distance: 105 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'381 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·El Salvador
  • Coatepeque Caldera
    Distance: 110 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 746 m ·El Salvador
  • San Salvador
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'893 m ·Last eruption: 1917 ·El Salvador
  • Moyuta
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'662 m ·Guatemala

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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