M4.2 earthquake near Zacatecoluca, La Paz Department
3691 d ago · 9 Sept 2016, 06:54 UTC 15 km SSW of El Rosario, El Salvador
What happened
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of El Rosario, El Salvador on 9 Sept 2016, 06:54 UTC at a depth of 52 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Zacatecoluca, about 28 km away in La Paz Department, El Salvador.
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