Earthquake details

Saturday, February 14, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Saturday, February 14, 1981 at 05:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Usulután (El Salvador - SV), about 105.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -88.519 and latitude 12.403.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 12.403, -88.519
UTC time 1981-02-14 05:01:12.370
Location San Salvador
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-02-14

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