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M7.3 earthquake near Puerto El Triunfo, Usulutan

5163 d ago · 27 Aug 2012, 04:37 UTC 126 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

What happened

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck 126 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador on 27 Aug 2012, 04:37 UTC at a depth of 28 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. 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 127 km away in Usulutan, El Salvador.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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