Earthquake details

Friday, February 19, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 04:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Martín (El Salvador - SV), about 8.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -88.839 and latitude 13.807.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 201.3 km
Coordinates 13.807, -88.839
UTC time 2016-02-19 04:42:38.920
Location Cojutepeque
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-02-19

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