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M5.2 earthquake near La Libertad, La Libertad Department

3208 d ago · 3 Jan 2018, 13:38 UTC 32 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 32 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador on 3 Jan 2018, 13:38 UTC at a depth of 74 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 La Libertad, about 33 km away in La Libertad Department, El Salvador.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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