M 6.1 - 60 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador

Date & time: 2024-08-28 21:57:56 (UTC)
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024, at 03:57 pm (GMT -6)
Latitude/ Longitude: 12.998°N 89.562°W
Epicenter: North Pacific Ocean
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 33.9 km





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Nearby towns/cities

  • 60.5 km (37.6 mi) SSW of La Libertad, La Libertad, El Salvador
  • 72.2 km (44.8 mi) SSE of Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador
  • 72.2 km (44.9 mi) SSW of Zaragoza, La Libertad, El Salvador
  • 81.4 km (50.6 mi) SSW of Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador
  • 81.5 km (50.7 mi) SSW of Santa Tecla, La Libertad, El Salvador


MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) Scale:

MMI City Population
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
San Salvador
Delgado
La Libertad
Santo Tomas
Soyapango
Nuevo Cuscatlan
Santa Tecla
Santa Ana
San Miguel
La Gomera
Jutiapa
Jalapa
Zacatecoluca
Usulutan
Sonsonate
San Vicente
San Martin
San Marcos
Mejicanos
Ilopango
Cuscatancingo
Cojutepeque
Apopa
Antiguo Cuscatlan
Ahuachapan 
526 k
72 k
17 k
15 k
330 k
6 k
125 k
177 k
162 k
24 k
34 k
46 k
40 k
52 k
59 k
42 k
39 k
55 k
160 k
39 k
44 k
48 k
112 k
34 k
34 k
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
Escuintla
Guatemala City
Villa Nueva
Villa Canales
Solola
Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa
Santa Catarina Pinula
San Juan Sacatepequez
San Jose Pinula
Petapa
Mixco
Chinautla
Chimaltenango
Antigua Guatemala 
103 k
995 k
407 k
122 k
45 k
62 k
68 k
137 k
47 k
141 k
473 k
97 k
82 k
39 k



Population density map around the earthquake epicenter (low density - white, high density - black)



Sources:

  • USGS: M 6.1 - 60 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
  • IRIS 

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