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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 85 km south of La Libertad, El Salvador, on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 2:56 am (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 49 km depth

29 Nov 09:00 UTC: First to report: INETER after 4 minutes.
29 Nov 09:07: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 23.0 km (from 6.2 to 14.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.5 mi) towards NNE.
29 Nov 09:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 23.0 to 9.0 km (from 14.3 to 5.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 14 km (8.4 mi) towards SSW.
29 Nov 09:31: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 29, 2022 08:56:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 2:56 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	49.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	12.7285°N / 89.3573°W (North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)
Antipode	12.729°S / 90.643°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Ilopango (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	85 km (53 mi) S of La Libertad (pop: 16,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) SSW of Zacatecoluca (pop: 39,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) S of Santa Tecla (pop: 124,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 108 km (67 mi) S of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 112 km (69 mi) SSW of Soyapango (pop: 329,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 112 km (70 mi) S of Mexicanos (pop: 160,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 117 km (73 mi) SSE of Sonsonate (pop: 59,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 149 km (93 mi) SSW of Sensuntepeque (pop: 20,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 27.1°C (81 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.4	49 km	93 Km Al Suroeste De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El Salvador	USGS
4.4	60 km	OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR	EMSC
4.6	81 km	El Salvador: Off Coast of Central America	GFZ
4.4	49 km	El Salvador: Off Coast of Central America	RaspberryShake
4.2	9 km	84 Km S of La Libertad, El Salvador	INETER
4.4	10 km	El Salvador: Off Coast Of Central America	IRIS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Montecristo, El Salvador (SNET/SV network) | Distance from quake: 107 km / 67 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Montecristo, El Salvador: 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: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 270 km / 167 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: INETER/GEOFON Station INETER, GEOFON Station Boaco/Nicaragua (BOAB/GE network) | Distance from quake: 402 km / 250 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station INETER/GEOFON Station INETER, GEOFON Station Boaco/Nicaragua: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station INETER/GEOFON Station INETER, GEOFON Station Boaco/Nicaragua: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station INETER/GEOFON Station INETER, GEOFON Station Boaco/Nicaragua: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Heredia, Costa Rica (HDC/G network) | Distance from quake: 647 km / 402 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Heredia, Costa Rica: 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: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Heredia, Costa Rica: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Heredia, Costa Rica: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Isla Barro Colorado, Panama (BCIP/CU network) | Distance from quake: 1112 km / 691 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Isla Barro Colorado, Panama: 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: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Isla Barro Colorado, Panama: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Isla Barro Colorado, Panama: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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