Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 79 km southwest of Sonsonate, El Salvador, on Friday, Aug 5, 2022 at 3:22 pm (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 18 km depth

5 Aug 21:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Aug 5, 2022 21:22:29 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Aug 5, 2022 at 3:22 pm (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.3
Depth	18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.074°N / 90.02°W (North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)
Antipode	13.074°S / 89.98°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INETER
Nearest volcano	Izalco (92 km / 57 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	61 km (38 mi) SSW of Acajutla (pop: 22,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) SSW of Sonsonate (pop: 59,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) SSW of Sonzacate (pop: 15,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SSW of Izalco (pop: 19,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) WSW of La Libertad (pop: 16,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) S of Ahuachapan (Ahuachapán) (pop: 34,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) SW of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) SW of Soyapango (pop: 329,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 28°C (82 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	5.6 x 10⁹ joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.3	18 km	61 Km Al Sur De Acajutla, El Salvador	INETER

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