Earthquake details

Monday, August 27, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Monday, August 27, 2012 at 04:37 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Usulután (El Salvador - SV), about 135.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -88.590 and latitude 12.139.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates 12.139, -88.590
UTC time 2012-08-27 04:37:19.430
Location San Salvador
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2012-08-27

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