International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1521991
Event time 2025-12-07 22:35:58 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 04:35:58 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-07 22:42:33 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.3
Depth 25.3 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Central-America
Country El Salvador
Administration area Sonsonate
Nearest settlement Acajutla
Distance 61 km
Course SSW
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
Acajutla Offshore Terminal (58,62 km), Acajutla (59,98 km), Puerto Quetzal (122,12 km)
Nearest airports
El Jocotillo Airport (64,60 km), El Zapote Airport (68,77 km), Monterrico Airport (100,74 km), Las Cachas Airport (102,68 km), Las Mesas Airport (103,49 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Izalco volcano (92,46 km), Apaneca Range volcano (93,63 km), Santa Ana volcano (96,49 km), Coatepeque Caldera volcano (102,50 km), Moyuta volcano (104,44 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.