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Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 48 Km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El Salvador, on 2020-09-25 10:50:44

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 48 Km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El Salvador, on 2020-09-25 10:50:44

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 25 km depth

25 Sep 16:56 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.
25 Sep 17:07: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 25.0 km (from 12.4 to 15.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.3 km (1.4 mi) towards ENE.
Date & time: 2020-09-25 04:50:44 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-25 10:50:44
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.832°N / 88.924°W (El Salvador)
Nearest volcano: Taburete (81 km / 50 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
65 km (40 mi) SW of Puerto El Triunfo (pop: 19,100)
65 km (41 mi) SW of Jiquilisco (pop: 9,100)
75 km (46 mi) S of Zacatecoluca (pop: 39,600)
100 km (62 mi) SE of San Salvador (pop: 526,000)
100 km (62 mi) SE of Soyapango (pop: 329,700)
146 km (91 mi) SE of Santa Ana (pop: 176,700)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from E
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
2020-09-25 16:50:44 UTC
2020-09-25 10:50:44		M 4.3 / 25 km48 Km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorINETER
2020-09-25 16:50:44 UTCM 4.2 / 27 kmOffshore El SalvadorEMSC

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Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 48 Km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El Salvador, on 2020-09-25 10:50:44

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