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M5.0 Earthquake near 40 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

UTC time: 2025-05-22 18:32:02 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
65.1 km
Source
USGS

40 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

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M5.0 Earthquake near 40 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 2025-05-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 40 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 2025-05-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 40 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador on May 22, 2025 at 18:32 UTC. With a focal depth of about 65 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
54149ab2dd68a0d5f6a547d0a30756aa2c7afaab
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
65.1 km
UTC time
2025-05-22 18:32:02 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
12.91950, -88.56480
Temperature
29.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 65.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 65.1 km
Shallow
65.1 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Puerto El Triunfo40.5 kmN19'074
San Miguel75.1 kmNE247'126
San Salvador108.9 kmNW525'990

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Usulutan
    Distance: 56 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'449 m ·El Salvador
  • Taburete
    Distance: 57 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·El Salvador
  • Tigre, El
    Distance: 63 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'640 m ·El Salvador
  • Tecapa
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'593 m ·El Salvador
  • San Miguel
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'130 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·El Salvador
  • Chinameca
    Distance: 67 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'300 m ·El Salvador

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y GaldámezEl Salvador · SAL · MSLP
    79.0 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M3.02025-05-23 09:34:36 UTC101.9 kmNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA M2.62025-05-25 07:44:47 UTC110.2 kmNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA M2.72025-05-25 09:50:06 UTC111.0 kmNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA M3.52025-05-25 11:06:21 UTC46.2 kmOFFSHORE EL SALVADOR M3.92025-05-25 11:38:56 UTC34.3 kmOFFSHORE EL SALVADOR M3.12025-05-25 23:17:25 UTC15.1 kmOFFSHORE EL SALVADOR M3.12025-05-26 09:42:15 UTC48.5 kmOFFSHORE EL SALVADOR M2.92025-05-27 02:25:44 UTC80.1 kmNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA M2.62025-05-27 09:15:55 UTC140.2 kmNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA M3.42025-05-27 10:02:51 UTC22.6 kmOFFSHORE EL SALVADOR M3.02025-05-27 17:04:03 UTC126.8 kmNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA M3.22025-05-27 19:53:15 UTC75.7 kmNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#6
Earlier events M≥440
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-04

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-01-05 17:18:45 UTC67.0 km56 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador M5.82025-01-05 17:19:00 UTC47.4 kmEl Tránsito M5.82025-01-09 16:31:45 UTC147.4 km10 km E of Acajutla, El Salvador M5.12025-03-20 08:15:16 UTC30.4 kmOff Coast of Central America M5.02025-05-22 18:32:01 UTC26.9 kmEl Salvador

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