Earthquake details

Friday, February 2, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Friday, February 2, 2001 at 08:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zacatecoluca (El Salvador - SV), about 76.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -88.969 and latitude 12.819.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 54.4 km
Coordinates 12.819, -88.969
UTC time 2001-02-02 08:10:40.930
Location San Salvador
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-02

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