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M4.2 Earthquake near 47 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador

UTC time: 2025-04-10 19:35:14 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
59.3 km
Source
USGS

47 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near 47 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador on April 10, 2025 at 19:35 UTC. With a focal depth of about 59 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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Details

ID
cc74240444e85ddbbde0d907867389cb47940265
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
59.3 km
UTC time
2025-04-10 19:35:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.06580, -89.05300

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 59.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 59.3 km
Shallow
59.3 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: 63 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'149 m ·El Salvador
  • Ilopango
    Distance: 67 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 450 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·El Salvador
  • Taburete
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·El Salvador
  • Usulutan
    Distance: 74 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'449 m ·El Salvador
  • Tecapa
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'593 m ·El Salvador
  • San Salvador
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'893 m ·Last eruption: 1917 ·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
    42.1 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.

Earthquake overview

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