Earthquakes by city El Salvador 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Santa Tecla today

Santa Tecla, El Salvador: 1156 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

124,694

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

1156

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.7

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/El_Salvador

Coordinates 13.677, -89.280

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-04-04 03:32 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.7

Usulután, El Salvador

2001-01-13 17:33 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Santa Tecla today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Santa Tecla.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Santa Tecla.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Santa Tecla reached magnitude 7.7 on 2001-01-13 17:33 UTC, near Usulután.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Santa Tecla today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Santa Tecla.

When was the last earthquake near Santa Tecla?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-04-04 03:32 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Santa Tecla?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Santa Tecla reached magnitude 7.7 on 2001-01-13 17:33 UTC, near Usulután.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Santa Tecla

The map centers on Santa Tecla and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

67.7 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 25 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-04-04 03:32	M 4.1	Sonsonate El Salvador	69.3 km
2026-03-26 22:11	M 4.8	San Marcos El Salvador	70.5 km
2026-03-21 14:17	M 4.4	San Salvador El Salvador	70.2 km
2026-02-28 10:21	M 4.6	Sonsonate El Salvador	73.8 km
2026-02-05 05:39	M 4.3	San Salvador El Salvador	65.3 km
2025-12-28 09:55	M 4.4	San Miguel El Salvador	189.4 km
2025-12-07 22:36	M 4.4	Sonsonate El Salvador	47.8 km
2025-11-29 06:52	M 4.9	San Salvador El Salvador	85.0 km
2025-11-26 10:49	M 4.3	San Salvador El Salvador	141.3 km
2025-11-17 04:22	M 4.2	San Salvador El Salvador	66.2 km
2025-11-09 01:49	M 4.9	Usulután El Salvador	71.6 km
2025-11-06 05:21	M 4.6	Usulután El Salvador	78.2 km
2025-11-05 01:38	M 4.4	San Salvador El Salvador	35.0 km
2025-08-22 23:13	M 4.2	Ahuachapán El Salvador	6.1 km
2025-08-22 03:31	M 4.2	Ahuachapán El Salvador	10.0 km
2025-08-18 11:56	M 4.3	San Salvador El Salvador	39.4 km
2025-08-16 07:34	M 4.0	San Salvador El Salvador	41.0 km
2025-08-16 07:25	M 4.2	San Salvador El Salvador	48.1 km
2025-08-06 02:32	M 4.4	Jutiapa Guatemala	10.0 km
2025-07-31 09:54	M 4.1	San Salvador El Salvador	52.7 km
2025-07-31 00:32	M 4.0	Ahuachapán El Salvador	10.0 km
2025-07-30 02:09	M 4.3	Ahuachapán El Salvador	10.0 km
2025-07-29 23:05	M 5.2	Ahuachapán El Salvador	10.0 km
2025-07-29 22:56	M 4.3	Jutiapa Guatemala	10.0 km
2025-07-29 21:57	M 4.4	Ahuachapán El Salvador	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 6 events

2025-08 6 events

2025-11 6 events

2025-12 2 events

2026-02 2 events

2026-03 2 events

2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2001 M 7.7 max · 118 earthquakes 1915 M 7.7 max · 1 earthquakes 1982 M 7.3 max · 19 earthquakes 1917 M 6.7 max · 1 earthquakes 2019 M 6.6 max · 33 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.8	5
2025	M 6.2	43
2024	M 6.1	44
2023	M 5.2	27
2022	M 5.7	38
2021	M 5.0	28
2020	M 4.8	17
2019	M 6.6	33
2018	M 5.9	32
2017	M 5.0	18
2016	M 5.1	37
2015	M 5.6	37
2014	M 4.8	28
2013	M 5.7	30
2012	M 5.7	39
2011	M 5.1	21
2010	M 5.9	14
2009	M 5.9	23
2008	M 5.8	36
2007	M 5.4	17
2006	M 5.3	25
2005	M 5.7	37
2004	M 6.3	24
2003	M 5.2	17
2002	M 4.9	30
2001	M 7.7	118
2000	M 5.2	23
1999	M 4.7	11
1998	M 4.8	10
1997	M 6.5	19
1996	M 5.6	13
1995	M 5.3	19
1994	M 5.4	15
1993	M 4.9	11
1992	M 6.0	17
1991	M 5.8	14
1990	M 5.4	13
1989	M 5.2	3
1988	M 5.0	8
1987	M 5.7	12
1986	M 5.7	7
1985	M 5.8	18
1984	M 5.4	4
1983	M 4.9	10
1982	M 7.3	19
1981	M 5.0	6
1980	M 4.7	5
1979	M 4.9	10
1978	M 5.9	12
1977	M 5.1	10
1976	M 5.3	14
1975	M 5.0	5
1974	M 5.0	5
1973	M 4.9	5
1972	M 5.4	1
1971	M 5.5	1
1969	M 5.5	1
1966	M 5.5	1
1965	M 6.0	1
1961	M 6.0	1
1955	M 6.1	1
1951	M 6.2	2
1947	M 5.7	1
1939	M 5.9	3
1936	M 6.2	1
1932	M 5.9	1
1925	M 5.9	1
1919	M 6.2	1
1918	M 6.4	1
1917	M 6.7	1
1915	M 7.7	1