Significant magnitude 5.5 earthquake 81 km southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred in the morning on Tuesday, February 6th, 2024, at 7:53 am local time near San Salvador, El Salvador, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 77.4 km. 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 German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake as well.
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 La Libertad (pop. 16,900) located 55 km from the epicenter, San Salvador (pop. 526,000) 81 km away, Mexicanos (pop. 160,300) 85 km away, Delgado (pop. 71,600) 85 km away, Soyapango (pop. 329,700) 86 km away, Zacatecoluca (pop. 39,600) 92 km away, Apopa (pop. 112,200) 93 km away, and Sensuntepeque (pop. 20,400) 136 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 6, 2024 07:53 am (GMT -6) local time (6 Feb 2024 13:53 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 77.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.07°N / 89.59°W (El Salvador)
Primary data source: EMSC
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