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M4.2 Earthquake near 13 km WSW of San Agustín, El Salvador

UTC time: 2025-03-24 08:05:25 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
166.5 km
Source
USGS

13 km WSW of San Agustín, El Salvador

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near 13 km WSW of San Agustín, El Salvador on March 24, 2025 at 08:05 UTC. At around 166 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
e8f9faf1dbd6fa16ebb68b8086203024951cc86f
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
166.5 km
UTC time
2025-03-24 08:05:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.40480, -88.72100

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 166.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 166.5 km
Intermediate
166.5 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

  • Taburete
    Distance: 21 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·El Salvador
  • San Vicente
    Distance: 25 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'149 m ·El Salvador
  • Tecapa
    Distance: 26 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'593 m ·El Salvador
  • Usulutan
    Distance: 27 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'449 m ·El Salvador
  • Tigre, El
    Distance: 32 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'640 m ·El Salvador
  • Chinameca
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'300 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
    36.5 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.

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