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Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Sonsonate, El Salvador, on Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:39 pm (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 22 km depth

7 Dec 04:42 UTC: First to report: INETER after 3 minutes.
7 Dec 04:49: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 22.0 km (from 12.4 to 13.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.6 km (2.2 mi) towards ESE.
7 Dec 05:14: Magnitude recalculated from 3.5 to 3.6.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 7, 2022 04:39:23 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:39 pm (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	22.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.126°N / 90.052°W (North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)
Antipode	13.126°S / 89.948°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	INETER
Nearest volcano	Izalco (89 km / 55 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	57 km (36 mi) SSW of Acajutla (pop: 22,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) SSW of Sonsonate (pop: 59,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) SSW of Sonzacate (pop: 15,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) SSW of Izalco (pop: 19,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) WSW of La Libertad (pop: 16,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) SSW of Ahuachapan (Ahuachapán) (pop: 34,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) SW of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) SW of Soyapango (pop: 329,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	22 km	57 Km Al Suroeste De Acajutla, El Salvador	INETER

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Montecristo, El Salvador (SNET/SV network) | Distance from quake: 108 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: 0.5-10.0 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: 318 km / 197 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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San salvador, soyapango (118.1 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Estaba acostada en la cama, se sintió débil

San Salvador / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

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