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Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 6.5 km southeast of La Union, La Unión, Departamento de La Union, El Salvador, on Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 11:34 am (GMT -6) -

Weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 8 km depth

28 Nov 17:42 UTC: First to report: INETER after 7 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 28, 2022 17:34:59 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 11:34 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.286°N / 87.815°W (Departamento de La Union, El Salvador)
Antipode	13.286°S / 92.185°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INETER
Nearest volcano	Conchagüita (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) ESE of Conchagua (La Unión) (pop: 3,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 6 km (4 mi) SSE of La Union (La Unión) (pop: 26,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) SE of San Alejo (La Unión) (pop: 5,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) SSE of Santa Rosa de Lima (La Unión) (pop: 13,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) WSW of San Lorenzo (Valle, Honduras) (pop: 22,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) ESE of San Miguel (pop: 161,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) E of San Rafael Oriente (San Miguel) (pop: 19,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 155 km (96 mi) ESE of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from SSE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁸ joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.3	8 km	6 Km Al Sureste De La Union, El Salvador	INETER

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 104 km / 65 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.3, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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