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M4.0 Earthquake near 51 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador

UTC time: 2025-01-06 04:59:54 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
57.8 km
Source
USGS

51 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador

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About this earthquake

On January 6, 2025 at 04:59 UTC, a magnitude M4.0 earthquake occurred near 51 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador. With a focal depth of about 58 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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Details

ID
6cc0b60b060dd12a93cf251a6badbb8e7491f0b5
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
57.8 km
UTC time
2025-01-06 04:59:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.03400, -88.98440

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 57.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 57.8 km
Shallow
57.8 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

  • San Vicente
    Distance: 65 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'149 m ·El Salvador
  • Taburete
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·El Salvador
  • Usulutan
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'449 m ·El Salvador
  • Ilopango
    Distance: 71 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 450 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·El Salvador
  • Tecapa
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'593 m ·El Salvador
  • Tigre, El
    Distance: 77 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
    46.3 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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