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M4.0 Earthquake near 44 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador

UTC time: 2025-01-17 18:40:21 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
65.6 km
Source
USGS

44 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.0 earthquake was recorded near 44 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador on January 17, 2025 at 18:40 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 66 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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
ca88a4bb990a3127cc6f11b2d2e572f27c13bb86
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
65.6 km
UTC time
2025-01-17 18:40:21 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.10260, -88.98250

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 65.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 65.6 km
Shallow
65.6 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: 57 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'149 m ·El Salvador
  • Taburete
    Distance: 61 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·El Salvador
  • Ilopango
    Distance: 64 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 450 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·El Salvador
  • Usulutan
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'449 m ·El Salvador
  • Tecapa
    Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'593 m ·El Salvador
  • Tigre, El
    Distance: 72 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
    38.8 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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