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M4.9 Earthquake near 2 km NE of Ilopango, El Salvador

UTC time: 2025-03-19 02:47:45 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
149.6 km
Source
USGS

2 km NE of Ilopango, El Salvador

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About this earthquake

On March 19, 2025 at 02:47 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near 2 km NE of Ilopango, El Salvador. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 150 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
3a9c85aaa75a5c9da8af5c60b3d88593365383f3
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
149.6 km
UTC time
2025-03-19 02:47:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.72060, -89.08960

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 149.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 149.6 km
Intermediate
149.6 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

  • Ilopango
    Distance: 7 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 450 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·El Salvador
  • San Salvador
    Distance: 22 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'893 m ·Last eruption: 1917 ·El Salvador
  • San Vicente
    Distance: 31 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'149 m ·El Salvador
  • Cinotepeque, Cerro
    Distance: 38 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 665 m ·El Salvador
  • Coatepeque Caldera
    Distance: 52 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 746 m ·El Salvador
  • Izalco
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'950 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·El Salvador

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Ilopango International AirportEl Salvador · ILS · MSSS
    4.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y GaldámezEl Salvador · SAL · MSLP
    30.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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.

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