Light earthquake of magnitude 4.3 just reported 37 km southeast of Sonsonate, El Salvador - VolcanoDiscovery

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Mon, 4 Jan 2021, 13:15

13:15 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.3 quake 4 Jan 6:55 am (GMT -6)

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Sonsonate, Departamento de Sonsonate, El Salvador, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 35 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Monday 4 January 2021 at 6:55 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.
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 30 km from the epicenter, and La Libertad (pop. 16,900) 34 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sonsonate (pop. 59,500) located 37 km from the epicenter, Sonzacate (pop. 15,400) 38 km away, Izalco (pop. 19,200) 38 km away, Santa Tecla (pop. 124,700) 49 km away, San Salvador (pop. 526,000) 57 km away, Mexicanos (pop. 160,300) 60 km away, and Soyapango (pop. 329,700) 63 km away.
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Date & time: 4 Jan 6:55 am (GMT -6) local time (4 Jan 2021 12:55 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.4°N / 89.63°W (North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador)
Primary data source: INETER

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