Significant magnitude 5.3 earthquake 88 km southwest of Acajutla, El Salvador
5.3 quake 22 Nov 11:56 pm (GMT -6)

El Salvador was shaken near Acajutla, Sonsonate, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 only 13 minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador, late at night on Monday, November 22nd, 2021, at 11:56 pm local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Acajutla (pop. 22,800) located 88 km from the epicenter, Sonsonate (pop. 59,500) 106 km away, and Ahuachapan (pop. 34,100) 118 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 22, 2021 11:56 pm (GMT -6) local time (23 Nov 2021 05:56 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 12.99°N / 90.36°W (North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)
Primary data source: GFZ
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