Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 14 km west of San Miguel, El Salvador, on Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 2:55 pm (GMT -6) -
Updated: Sun, Jun 26, 2022 05:02 GMT -
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 7 km depth
23 Jun 21:00 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.
23 Jun 21:07: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 2.6.
23 Jun 21:07: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 2.6.
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Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 23, 2022 20:55:54 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 2:55 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 7.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 13.506°N / 88.311°W  (Departamento de San Miguel, El Salvador) |
| Antipode | 13.506°S / 91.689°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Chinameca (4 km / 2 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (3 mi) E of Chinameca (San Miguel) (pop: 8,650) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) E of Jucuapa (Usulután) (pop: 10,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) W of San Miguel (pop: 161,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) NNE of San Rafael Oriente (San Miguel) (pop: 19,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) E of Santiago de Maria (Santiago de María, Usulután) (pop: 15,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) NE of Usulutan (Usulután) (pop: 51,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) NE of Puerto El Triunfo (Usulután) (pop: 19,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) ESE of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  28.9°C (84 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from ESE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 7 km | 15 Km Al Oeste De San Miguel, El Salvador | INETER |
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