Earthquake details

Thursday, July 20, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Thursday, July 20, 1995 at 07:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sonsonate (El Salvador - SV), about 42.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -89.896 and latitude 13.376.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 76.0 km
Coordinates 13.376, -89.896
UTC time 1995-07-20 07:15:36.160
Location Sonsonate
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-07-20

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