Earthquake details

Sunday, January 14, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 22:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Usulután (El Salvador - SV), about 53.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -88.609 and latitude 12.893.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 42.6 km
Coordinates 12.893, -88.609
UTC time 2001-01-14 22:47:53.190
Location San Miguel
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-01-14

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