Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 107 km southwest of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
4.6 quake 18 Aug 6:11 am (GMT -6)

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Puerto El Triunfo, Departamento de Usulutan, El Salvador, was reported only 21 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday 18 August 2021 at 6:11 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Puerto El Triunfo (pop. 19,100) located 107 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 18 Aug 2021 6:11 am (GMT -6) local time (18 Aug 2021 12:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 12.43°N / 89.02°W (North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)
Primary data source: USGS
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