2.9
Earthquake Details: Offshore El Salvador
8/19/2026, 2:37:41 AM
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Offshore El Salvador on 8/19/2026 at 2:37:41 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -27 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-27 km
Significance0
Latitude12.6100
Longitude-88.1600
Event IDemsc:20260819_0000082
Magnitude2.9
Updated:8/19/2026, 2:50:26 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 8:37:41 PM CST
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 2:37:41 AM UTC
-27 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.5Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.3Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.1Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.4HondurasBeforeM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.1NicaraguaBeforeM4.0Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.7Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.8Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM4.033 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaBeforeM3.1Offshore GuatemalaBeforeM3.6near the coast of NicaraguaBefore
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