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M4.5 Earthquake near 28 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador

UTC time: 2025-01-04 14:24:36 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
74.1 km
Source
USGS

28 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 28 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador on January 4, 2025 at 14:24 UTC. At around 74 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
b8096aba66fc29a13c71c01b43c29b048504c9ae
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
74.1 km
UTC time
2025-01-04 14:24:36 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.23450, -89.26100

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 74.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 74.1 km
Intermediate
74.1 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: 54 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 450 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·El Salvador
  • San Salvador
    Distance: 56 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'893 m ·Last eruption: 1917 ·El Salvador
  • San Vicente
    Distance: 61 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'149 m ·El Salvador
  • Izalco
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'950 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·El Salvador
  • Coatepeque Caldera
    Distance: 77 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 746 m ·El Salvador
  • Santa Ana
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'381 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·El Salvador

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y GaldámezEl Salvador · SAL · MSLP
    32.2 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.

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