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Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - 17 Km Al Norte De Ahuachapan, El Salvador, on Thursday, Feb 2, 2023 at 7:19 pm (GMT -6) -

Minor magnitude 1.6 earthquake at 5 km depth

3 Feb 01:35 UTC: First to report: INETER after 16 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Feb 3, 2023 01:19:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Feb 2, 2023 at 7:19 pm (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.6
Depth	5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	14.065°N / 89.804°W (Guatemala)
Antipode	14.065°S / 90.196°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INETER
Nearest volcano	Cerro Singüil (17 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) WSW of Jerez (pop: 4,420) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Chalchuapa (El Salvador) (pop: 32,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Ahuachapan (Ahuachapán, El Salvador) (pop: 34,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Jutiapa (pop: 34,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Ana (El Salvador) (pop: 176,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) WNW of San Salvador (El Salvador) (pop: 526,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) SE of Guatemala (pop: 994,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) SE of Santa Cruz de Chinautla (pop: 97,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 18.2°C (65 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10⁷ joules (4.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.6	5 km	17 Km Al Norte De Ahuachapan, El Salvador	INETER

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Montecristo, El Salvador (SNET/SV network) | Distance from quake: 75 km / 46 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: 273 km / 170 mi | Show on map | Station Info

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 1.6, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

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