An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred early morning on Monday, February 14th, 2022, at 5:40 am local time near Sonsonate, Departamento de Sonsonate, El Salvador, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 54.4 km. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.2.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Acajutla (pop. 22,800) located 77 km from the epicenter, Sonsonate (pop. 59,500) 94 km away, Sonzacate (pop. 15,400) 96 km away, San Jose (pop. 18,700) 98 km away, and Ahuachapan (pop. 34,100) 103 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
(North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/172828/Moderate-magnitude-43-earthquake-94-km-southwest-of-Sonsonate-El-Salvador.html