Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 29, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Wednesday, July 29, 1953 at 18:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sonsonate (El Salvador - SV), about 88.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -90.181 and latitude 13.062.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 13.062, -90.181
UTC time 1953-07-29 18:15:41.860
Location Sonsonate
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-07-29

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