Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 17, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Tuesday, October 17, 1978 at 20:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sonsonate (El Salvador - SV), about 5.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -89.699 and latitude 13.762.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 116.0 km
Coordinates 13.762, -89.699
UTC time 1978-10-17 20:16:49.500
Location Sonsonate
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-17

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