Event ID	1763253
Event time	2026-10-03 07:25:00 (UTC)
Local time	2026-10-03 13:25:00 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update	2026-10-03 07:37:03 (UTC)
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	23 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

Continent	Central-America
Country	El Salvador
Administration area	Sonsonate
Nearest settlement	Acajutla
Distance	52 km
Course	S
Surface type	underwater quake
Tsunami region	North Pacific
Water surface name	North Pacific Ocean

Nearest nuclear power plants

There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.

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Nearest marine ports

Acajutla (50,49 km), Acajutla (50,49 km), Acajutla Offshore Terminal (50,56 km), Acajutla Offshore Terminal (50,56 km), Puerto Quetzal (135,68 km)

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Nearest airports

El Jocotillo Airport (51,82 km), El Jocotillo Airport (51,82 km), El Zapote Airport (67,33 km), El Zapote Airport (67,33 km), Las Cachas Airport (79,80 km)

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Nearest volcanoes

Izalco volcano (79,17 km), Santa Ana volcano (83,51 km), Apaneca Range volcano (84,73 km), Coatepeque Caldera volcano (88,03 km), San Salvador volcano (89,55 km)

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Quick Analysis

According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.