An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred around noon on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026, at 12:56 pm local time near San Miguel, Departamento de San Miguel, El Salvador, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 56. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.0. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.4, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Chirilagua (pop. 6,400) located 53 km from the epicenter, Puerto El Triunfo (pop. 19,100) 72 km away, San Rafael Oriente (pop. 19,100) 73 km away, San Miguel (pop. 247,100) 82 km away, and Santiago de Maria (pop. 15,000) 88 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 4, 2026 12:56 pm (GMT -6) local time (4 Mar 2026 18:56 GMT)Magnitude: 5.4Depth: 56.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 12.74°N / 88.18°W (Departamento de San Salvador, El Salvador)Primary data source: EMSC