International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1362431
Event time 2025-05-06 12:31:00 (UTC)
Local time 2025-05-06 18:31:00 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-05-06 12:50:18 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.1
Depth 16.4 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 2
Possible effects A few people might notice movement if they are at rest and/or on the upper floors of tall buildings.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Central-America
Country El Salvador
Administration area Sonsonate
Nearest settlement Acajutla
Distance 81 km
Course WSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.