Earthquakes by city El Salvador 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Sonsonate today

Sonsonate, El Salvador: 1195 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

59,468

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

1195

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.7

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/El_Salvador

Coordinates 13.719, -89.724

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

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

Strongest nearby event

M 7.7

Soyapango, El Salvador

1915-09-07 01:20 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Sonsonate today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Sonsonate reached magnitude 7.7 on 1915-09-07 01:20 UTC, near Soyapango.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Sonsonate today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Sonsonate?

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

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Sonsonate?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Sonsonate reached magnitude 7.7 on 1915-09-07 01:20 UTC, near Soyapango.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Sonsonate

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

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

68.9 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
2026-03-07 07:40	M 4.1	Barberena Guatemala	10.0 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
2025-12-31 04:42	M 4.6	Villa Nueva Guatemala	78.6 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
2025-11-19 21:09	M 4.3	Villa Nueva Guatemala	94.7 km
2025-08-22 23:13	M 4.2	Ahuachapán El Salvador	6.1 km
2025-08-22 14:46	M 4.2	Sonsonate El Salvador	31.6 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
2025-08-06 02:32	M 4.4	Jutiapa Guatemala	10.0 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
2025-07-29 21:53	M 4.2	Ahuachapán El Salvador	10.0 km
2025-07-29 21:42	M 4.8	Ahuachapán El Salvador	10.0 km
2025-07-29 21:25	M 5.7	Ahuachapán El Salvador	10.0 km
2025-07-29 21:21	M 5.6	Jutiapa Guatemala	11.9 km
2025-07-10 14:38	M 4.8	Cuilapa Guatemala	150.2 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 10 events

2025-08 5 events

2025-11 3 events

2025-12 2 events

2026-02 2 events

2026-03 2 events

2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1915 M 7.7 max · 1 earthquakes 1982 M 7.3 max · 19 earthquakes 1900 M 7.0 max · 1 earthquakes 1936 M 6.8 max · 2 earthquakes 1930 M 6.8 max · 2 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.8	5
2025	M 6.2	29
2024	M 6.1	46
2023	M 5.2	33
2022	M 5.7	32
2021	M 6.0	37
2020	M 4.8	21
2019	M 6.6	30
2018	M 5.2	37
2017	M 6.2	38
2016	M 5.0	38
2015	M 5.6	34
2014	M 4.9	33
2013	M 5.7	27
2012	M 5.7	54
2011	M 5.6	47
2010	M 5.9	23
2009	M 5.9	27
2008	M 6.1	34
2007	M 6.7	20
2006	M 5.4	24
2005	M 5.7	33
2004	M 6.3	23
2003	M 5.5	22
2002	M 4.9	24
2001	M 6.6	36
2000	M 5.2	17
1999	M 5.6	11
1998	M 4.8	10
1997	M 6.1	22
1996	M 5.5	12
1995	M 5.5	19
1994	M 5.4	15
1993	M 6.0	13
1992	M 6.0	15
1991	M 5.8	14
1990	M 5.4	15
1989	M 5.2	7
1988	M 6.6	8
1987	M 5.8	12
1986	M 5.7	7
1985	M 6.3	23
1984	M 5.5	11
1983	M 4.9	13
1982	M 7.3	19
1981	M 5.0	9
1980	M 4.8	13
1979	M 5.0	14
1978	M 5.9	12
1977	M 5.0	10
1976	M 5.0	17
1975	M 5.0	7
1974	M 5.4	13
1973	M 5.0	8
1971	M 5.5	1
1965	M 6.0	1
1955	M 6.1	1
1954	M 6.1	1
1953	M 6.0	1
1951	M 6.0	1
1947	M 5.7	1
1939	M 6.0	3
1936	M 6.8	2
1932	M 5.9	1
1930	M 6.8	2
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
1907	M 6.5	1
1900	M 7.0	1