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Weak mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 44 km south of Sonsonate, El Salvador, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 7:19 pm (GMT -6) -

Updated: Jan 27, 2023 11:25 GMT - refresh

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Weak mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 44 km south of Sonsonate, El Salvador, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 7:19 pm (GMT -6)

Weak magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 41 km depth

26 Jan 01:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 9 minutes.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 26, 2023 01:19:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 7:19 pm (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	41.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.331°N / 89.625°W (North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)
Antipode	13.331°S / 90.375°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	INETER
Nearest volcano	Izalco (54 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	36 km (23 mi) SE of Acajutla (pop: 22,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) WSW of La Libertad (pop: 16,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) SSE of Sonsonate (pop: 59,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) SSE of Sonzacate (pop: 15,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) S of Izalco (pop: 19,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 62 km (38 mi) SW of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SW of Mexicanos (pop: 160,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SW of Soyapango (pop: 329,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 27.5°C (82 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	41 km	36 Km Al Sureste De Acajutla, El Salvador	INETER
3.6	64 km	OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR	EMSC
3.6	64 km	El Salvador	RaspberryShake

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Seismic station: Montecristo, El Salvador (SNET/SV network) | Distance from quake: 58 km / 36 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Montecristo, El Salvador: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 267 km / 166 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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Colonia San Mateo calle Bogotá San Salvador / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vertical swinging (up and down)

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