5.5
Earthquake Details: off the west coast of La Union, Departamento de La Unión, El Salvador
8/12/2026, 6:30:07 PM
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred near off the west coast of La Union, Departamento de La Unión, El Salvador on 8/12/2026 at 6:30:07 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 89.314582824707 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
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El SalvadorDepartamento de La UniónLa Union (Nearest City)Technical Details
Depth89.314582824707 km
Significance
Latitude12.7348
Longitude-88.0336
Event IDga:ga2026pxtxjx
Magnitude5.5
Updated:8/13/2026, 5:20:22 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/12/2026, 12:30:07 PM CST
- UTC
- 8/12/2026, 6:30:07 PM UTC
89.315 km · Intermediate-focus
Between 70 and 300 km deep.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.491 km SSW of Corinto, NicaraguaBeforeM4.655 km SW of Champerico, GuatemalaBeforeM5.569 km SSW of Chirilagua, El SalvadorAfterM3.9Offshore GuatemalaAfterM4.483 km SSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaAfterM3.4Offshore El SalvadorAfterM3.5Offshore El SalvadorAfterM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM4.0Offshore El SalvadorAfterM3.7Offshore El SalvadorAfterM3.8Offshore El SalvadorAfterM4.033 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaAfter
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