Earthquake details

Thursday, March 29, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 06:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zacatecoluca (El Salvador - SV), about 47.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -88.939 and latitude 13.082.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 13.082, -88.939
UTC time 2001-03-29 06:54:28.280
Location Zacatecoluca
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-03-29

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