Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 1 km south of San Salvador, El Salvador, on 2020-09-25 10:50:44
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Moderate 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.
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.
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

Antipode: 12.832°S / 91.076°E
Nearest volcano: Taburete (81 km / 50 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
65 km (40 mi) SW of Puerto El Triunfo (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) SW of San Rafael Oriente (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) S of San Vicente (pop: 41,500) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) SSE of San Marcos (pop: 54,600) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) S of Cojutepeque (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) SSE of Ilopango (pop: 38,900) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) SSE of Antiguo Cuscatlan (Antiguo Cuscatlán) (pop: 33,800) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) SSE of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) SSE of Soyapango (pop: 329,700) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) SSW of Sensuntepeque (pop: 20,400) --> See nearby quakes!
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
Light Rain

Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.3 | 25 km | 48 Km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El Salvador | INETER |
4.2 | 27 km | Offshore El Salvador | EMSC |
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