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M5.0 earthquake near Puerto El Triunfo, Usulutan

3598 d ago · 9 Dec 2016, 10:06 UTC 139 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 139 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador on 9 Dec 2016, 10:06 UTC at a depth of 36 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Puerto El Triunfo, about 140 km away in Usulutan, El Salvador.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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