M5.0 earthquake near San Martín, Cuscatlan
3892 d ago · 19 Feb 2016, 04:42 UTC 8 km N of San Sebastián, El Salvador
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 8 km N of San Sebastián, El Salvador on 19 Feb 2016, 04:42 UTC at a depth of 201 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is San Martín, about 9 km away in Cuscatlan, El Salvador.
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