Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 15:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sonsonate (El Salvador - SV), about 58.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -89.785 and latitude 13.199.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates 13.199, -89.785
UTC time 2015-04-08 15:44:45.140
Location San Salvador
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-04-08

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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El Salvador · 2026-03-21 14:17 UTC
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Sonsonate
El Salvador · 2026-02-28 10:21 UTC
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El Salvador · 2026-01-27 21:06 UTC
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San Miguel
El Salvador · 2025-12-28 09:55 UTC
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Sonsonate
El Salvador · 2025-12-07 22:36 UTC
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