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Earthquakes in El Salvador: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in El Salvador, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events734
24h0
30 days1
12 months23
LargestM 7.7
avg_depth54.9 km
Quake Pulse Activity Index

El Salvador

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index54/100Normal
Current 30 days2
Historical monthly median2.0
Historical percentileP54
M5+ in 30 days1
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendaround the historical range (+0%)
Baseline months: 51Last calculation: 2026-09-03 06:17:39How the index works →
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 7 days1M4.5+ 0 · M6+ 0Max M 4.3
Last 30 days1M4.5+ 0 · M6+ 0Max M 4.3
Last 365 days23M4.5+ 20 · M6+ 0Max M 5.5
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d0
Monthly reference1.7
Relative activity×0.0
Historical maximumM 7.7

Recent earthquakes — El Salvador

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

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Seismic activity

El Salvador · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

El Salvador · 30 days

Country activity: El Salvador

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to El Salvador from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Puerto El Triunfo246 USGS referencesAcajutla129 USGS referencesLa Libertad115 USGS referencesIntipucá59 USGS referencesChirilagua41 USGS referencesEl Rosario27 USGS referencesJucuarán18 USGS referencesJiquilisco15 USGS referencesConchagua13 USGS referencesSan Francisco Menéndez8 USGS referencesZacatecoluca7 USGS referencesSantiago de María4 USGS referencesSesori3 USGS referencesSan Sebastián3 USGS referencesLolotique3 USGS referencesSan Martín3 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.378 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador35.0 km2026-10-04 23:36:30 UTCView event →
M 4.3155 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador10.0 km2026-09-06 04:00:21 UTCView event →
M 4.235 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador42.3 km2026-09-04 21:10:32 UTCView event →
M 4.6112 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador35.0 km2026-08-31 18:56:28 UTCView event →
M 5.569 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador56.8 km2026-08-13 00:30:04 UTCView event →
M 4.593 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador35.0 km2026-07-30 20:14:26 UTCView event →
M 4.7106 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2026-06-22 17:51:34 UTCView event →
M 4.933 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador67.5 km2026-06-05 12:27:27 UTCView event →
M 4.765 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador66.9 km2026-05-19 14:17:32 UTCView event →
M 4.514 km SSE of Conchagua, El Salvador199.6 km2026-05-13 09:21:48 UTCView event →
M 4.830 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador64.3 km2026-04-23 14:09:26 UTCView event →
M 4.797 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador35.0 km2026-03-30 05:15:27 UTCView event →
M 4.832 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador70.5 km2026-03-26 22:11:08 UTCView event →
M 5.364 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador64.8 km2026-03-15 05:00:41 UTCView event →
M 5.373 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador46.5 km2026-03-04 18:56:24 UTCView event →
M 4.613 km WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador73.8 km2026-02-28 10:21:25 UTCView event →
M 4.55 km SW of Chapeltique, El Salvador183.5 km2026-01-27 21:06:35 UTCView event →
M 4.889 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador10.0 km2025-12-11 17:18:30 UTCView event →
M 4.920 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador85.0 km2025-11-29 06:52:40 UTCView event →
M 4.614 km SE of Conchagua, El Salvador197.0 km2025-11-20 07:26:04 UTCView event →
M 4.933 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador71.6 km2025-11-09 01:49:06 UTCView event →
M 4.622 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador78.2 km2025-11-06 05:21:05 UTCView event →
M 4.613 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador171.5 km2025-10-10 06:27:16 UTCView event →
M 5.0175 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2025-09-23 21:52:15 UTCView event →
M 4.5130 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador10.0 km2025-09-22 21:42:04 UTCView event →
M 4.8171 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador10.0 km2025-09-18 05:15:08 UTCView event →
M 6.088 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador17.0 km2025-08-23 09:14:22 UTCView event →
M 4.5109 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador10.0 km2025-08-06 14:09:05 UTCView event →
M 4.895 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador35.0 km2025-07-27 03:06:55 UTCView event →
M 5.422 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador79.5 km2025-06-18 11:57:24 UTCView event →
M 4.648 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador71.9 km2025-05-29 16:27:04 UTCView event →
M 5.039 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador67.9 km2025-05-22 18:32:02 UTCView event →
M 4.752 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador71.7 km2025-05-14 16:19:32 UTCView event →
M 4.657 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador64.0 km2025-05-10 18:36:56 UTCView event →
M 4.878 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador52.6 km2025-05-05 08:30:39 UTCView event →
M 4.844 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador60.6 km2025-04-25 14:11:02 UTCView event →
M 5.041 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador68.7 km2025-03-20 08:15:18 UTCView event →
M 4.92 km NE of Ilopango, El Salvador149.6 km2025-03-19 02:47:45 UTCView event →
M 4.5119 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador10.9 km2025-02-27 10:23:24 UTCView event →
M 4.592 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador36.7 km2025-02-16 08:11:34 UTCView event →
M 5.810 km E of Acajutla, El Salvador95.0 km2025-01-09 16:31:45 UTCView event →
M 6.256 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador46.0 km2025-01-05 17:18:45 UTCView event →
M 4.528 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador74.1 km2025-01-04 14:24:36 UTCView event →
M 4.721 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador73.5 km2024-12-27 16:28:23 UTCView event →
M 4.6113 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador10.0 km2024-12-23 17:13:33 UTCView event →
M 4.58 km ESE of Conchagua, El Salvador15.7 km2024-12-09 13:46:39 UTCView event →
M 5.62 km SSE of Conchagua, El Salvador10.0 km2024-12-09 03:50:29 UTCView event →
M 4.859 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador60.4 km2024-10-26 01:21:57 UTCView event →
M 4.5141 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2024-10-18 07:17:17 UTCView event →
M 4.547 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador48.2 km2024-10-02 10:51:11 UTCView event →
M 5.028 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador76.9 km2024-09-22 02:25:47 UTCView event →
M 4.676 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador48.3 km2024-09-19 04:57:49 UTCView event →
M 4.754 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador27.1 km2024-09-15 05:16:04 UTCView event →
M 5.259 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador29.8 km2024-09-15 04:58:33 UTCView event →
M 4.658 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador36.1 km2024-09-15 02:00:14 UTCView event →
M 4.955 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador35.0 km2024-09-13 21:21:09 UTCView event →
M 6.156 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador26.4 km2024-08-28 21:57:54 UTCView event →
M 4.849 km SW of La Libertad, El Salvador52.4 km2024-08-20 07:34:39 UTCView event →
M 5.023 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador59.4 km2024-08-06 07:18:39 UTCView event →
M 4.712 km SSE of Conchagua, El Salvador172.6 km2024-07-30 20:35:32 UTCView event →
M 4.851 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador66.6 km2024-07-27 09:27:05 UTCView event →
M 4.54 km NE of Santiago de María, El Salvador174.6 km2024-07-26 23:15:30 UTCView event →
M 4.7158 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2024-04-26 08:37:54 UTCView event →
M 4.539 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador71.8 km2024-04-24 07:15:58 UTCView event →
M 5.02 km S of Tenancingo, El Salvador193.1 km2024-04-07 17:49:32 UTCView event →
M 5.156 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador54.6 km2024-04-04 07:38:05 UTCView event →
M 4.7160 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador10.0 km2024-03-27 00:24:46 UTCView event →
M 4.942 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador63.3 km2024-03-15 03:13:58 UTCView event →
M 4.5106 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador45.0 km2024-02-17 08:56:21 UTCView event →
M 5.046 km SW of La Libertad, El Salvador65.9 km2024-02-07 02:04:53 UTCView event →
M 5.147 km SW of La Libertad, El Salvador66.1 km2024-02-06 13:53:19 UTCView event →
M 4.5164 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2024-02-05 08:11:57 UTCView event →
M 4.565 km SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador35.0 km2024-02-03 07:24:43 UTCView event →
M 4.697 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador45.3 km2024-01-31 23:43:17 UTCView event →
M 4.513 km NNW of San Agustín, El Salvador183.3 km2024-01-29 21:38:33 UTCView event →
M 4.729 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador80.3 km2024-01-25 22:08:05 UTCView event →
M 4.5103 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador35.0 km2024-01-01 08:54:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5125 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador15.3 km2023-12-30 18:38:39 UTCView event →
M 4.698 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador50.5 km2023-12-30 15:02:00 UTCView event →
M 4.874 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador62.6 km2023-12-28 13:54:49 UTCView event →
M 4.669 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador61.8 km2023-12-20 22:37:00 UTCView event →
M 4.5177 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2023-12-15 10:10:48 UTCView event →
M 4.776 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador48.2 km2023-12-07 02:22:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5106 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador46.1 km2023-11-04 05:54:28 UTCView event →
M 4.9102 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador51.4 km2023-10-15 22:44:41 UTCView event →
M 4.698 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador35.0 km2023-10-04 18:33:45 UTCView event →
M 4.652 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador66.6 km2023-09-28 19:46:18 UTCView event →
M 4.799 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador10.0 km2023-08-07 13:12:48 UTCView event →
M 4.6104 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador45.9 km2023-07-26 04:32:26 UTCView event →
M 4.850 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador76.9 km2023-07-23 19:37:26 UTCView event →
M 4.628 km W of La Libertad, El Salvador87.3 km2023-07-22 01:11:58 UTCView event →
M 4.552 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador79.2 km2023-07-19 13:27:00 UTCView event →
M 4.749 km S of Chirilagua, El Salvador79.6 km2023-07-19 10:11:36 UTCView event →
M 5.041 km S of Chirilagua, El Salvador71.5 km2023-07-19 02:46:57 UTCView event →
M 6.543 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador70.8 km2023-07-19 00:22:07 UTCView event →
M 4.577 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador50.4 km2023-06-13 07:36:14 UTCView event →
M 4.6108 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador46.6 km2023-05-21 00:30:17 UTCView event →
M 4.592 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador45.9 km2023-05-03 10:03:19 UTCView event →
M 5.0134 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador10.0 km2023-04-03 12:36:06 UTCView event →
M 4.970 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador63.6 km2023-01-30 09:52:07 UTCView event →
M 4.640 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador71.3 km2023-01-25 05:15:30 UTCView event →
M 5.27 km NW of Atiquizaya, El Salvador10.0 km2023-01-15 23:07:53 UTCView event →
M 4.594 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador40.3 km2022-12-28 01:44:44 UTCView event →
M 4.7136 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador10.0 km2022-12-17 16:50:37 UTCView event →
M 5.640 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador66.8 km2022-12-15 14:32:23 UTCView event →
M 4.549 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador59.3 km2022-11-15 16:13:01 UTCView event →
M 5.7El Salvador43.0 km2022-11-04 04:26:09 UTCView event →
M 5.0110 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2022-11-01 13:35:39 UTCView event →
M 5.2106 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador33.5 km2022-09-30 17:32:38 UTCView event →
M 4.635 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador78.8 km2022-09-24 06:58:29 UTCView event →
M 4.631 km SW of La Libertad, El Salvador60.5 km2022-08-16 03:44:36 UTCView event →
M 4.7104 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador32.5 km2022-05-10 06:35:37 UTCView event →
M 5.058 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador61.4 km2022-04-15 22:53:42 UTCView event →
M 4.6El Salvador67.6 km2022-04-06 18:42:51 UTCView event →
M 4.557 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador87.1 km2022-04-06 06:14:05 UTCView event →
M 4.538 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador69.1 km2022-03-11 00:35:16 UTCView event →
M 5.225 km SSE of Intipucá, El Salvador67.2 km2022-02-17 23:36:25 UTCView event →
M 4.5114 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2022-02-03 16:17:55 UTCView event →
M 4.926 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador75.9 km2022-01-29 03:19:29 UTCView event →
M 4.661 km SSW of El Rosario, El Salvador75.5 km2022-01-15 12:50:53 UTCView event →
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