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M4.1 Earthquake near 40 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador

UTC time: 2025-02-02 12:51:59 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
88.4 km
Source
USGS

40 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador

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About this earthquake

On February 2, 2025 at 12:51 UTC, a magnitude M4.1 earthquake occurred near 40 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. At around 88 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
070b7b087d08dd5c2a6bc1ca2b55c7be95384cf9
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
88.4 km
UTC time
2025-02-02 12:51:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.13400, -88.92050

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 88.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 88.4 km
Intermediate
88.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • San Vicente
    Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'149 m ·El Salvador
  • Taburete
    Distance: 54 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·El Salvador
  • Usulutan
    Distance: 58 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'449 m ·El Salvador
  • Tecapa
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'593 m ·El Salvador
  • Ilopango
    Distance: 62 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 450 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·El Salvador
  • Tigre, El
    Distance: 65 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'640 m ·El Salvador

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y GaldámezEl Salvador · SAL · MSLP
    37.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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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