Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 17, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 01:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zacatecoluca (El Salvador - SV), about 54.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -88.931 and latitude 13.018.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 44.5 km
Coordinates 13.018, -88.931
UTC time 2001-01-17 01:40:15.920
Location San Salvador
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-01-17

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