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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - Departamento de Usulutan, 42 km west of San Miguel, El Salvador, on Monday, Mar 27, 2023 at 6:04 am (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 178 km depth

27 Mar 12:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 3 minutes.
27 Mar 12:14: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 169.0 to 165.0 km (from 105 to 103 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 10.8 km (6.7 mi) towards NNE.
27 Mar 12:34: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 27, 2023 12:04:32 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Mar 27, 2023 at 6:04 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	177.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.5662°N / 88.5654°W (Departamento de Usulutan, El Salvador)
Antipode	13.566°S / 91.435°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Tecapa (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	8 km (5 mi) NNW of Berlin (Usulután) (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) NW of Santiago de Maria (Santiago de María, Usulután) (pop: 15,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) ESE of San Vicente (pop: 41,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Usulutan (Usulután) (pop: 51,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) N of Puerto El Triunfo (Usulután) (pop: 19,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) ESE of San Martin (Cuscatlán) (pop: 39,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) ESE of Soyapango (San Salvador) (pop: 329,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) E of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 25.6°C (78 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNE
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	178 km	2 Km Al Noroeste De Vista Hermosa, El Salvador	USGS
4.1	183 km	El Salvador	GFZ
4.4	178 km	EL SALVADOR	EMSC
4.4	178 km	El Salvador	RaspberryShake
3.8	165 km	8 Km NNW of Berlín, El Salvador	INETER
4.4	10 km	El Salvador	IRIS

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