M5.1 earthquake near Puerto El Triunfo, Usulutan
2685 d ago · 10 Jun 2019, 09:12 UTC 25 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 25 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador on 10 Jun 2019, 09:12 UTC at a depth of 72 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 Puerto El Triunfo, about 26 km away in Usulutan, El Salvador.
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