Significant 5.7 quake hits near San Miguel, Departamento de San Miguel, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake near San Miguel, Departamento de San Miguel, El Salvador, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 70 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Thursday, December 15th, 2022, at 8:32 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.7 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.2, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Puerto El Triunfo (pop. 19,100) located 53 km from the epicenter, and San Rafael Oriente (pop. 19,100) 71 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Santiago de Maria (pop. 15,000) located 77 km from the epicenter, Zacatecoluca (pop. 39,600) 81 km away, San Miguel (pop. 161,900) 89 km away, San Vicente (pop. 41,500) 93 km away, Soyapango (pop. 329,700) 114 km away, San Salvador (pop. 526,000) 115 km away, and Sensuntepeque (pop. 20,400) 118 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 15, 2022 8:32 am (GMT -6) local time (15 Dec 2022 14:32 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 70.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 12.81°N / 88.63°W (North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)
Primary data source: GFZ
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