Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 162 km south of San Salvador, Departamento de San Salvador, El Salvador, on 2026-01-19 21:28:11

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The quake had a very shallow depth of 14 km (9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in El Salvador | Quakes in Honduras | Departamento de Usulutan | Departamento de La Libertad | Departamento de La PazHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 14 km depth20 Jan 03:35 UTC: First to report: INETER after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJan 20, 2026 03:28:11 UTC - Local time at epicenter2026-01-19 21:28:11Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth14 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.235°N / 89.124°WEl SalvadorSeismic antipode12.235°S / 90.876°EShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoTaburete (148 km / 92 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoJan 20, 2026 03:28 GMT / 2026-01-19 21:28:11Lat / Lng: 12.235 / -89.124: 118 km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22633278',12.23500,-89.12400,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, 118 km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El Salvador',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="&notFelt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in El SalvadorNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Puerto El Triunfo, a town with 19,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 132 km (82 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of  Honduras, Tegucigalpa, 292 km (181 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry132 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador141 km (88 mi)N of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador144 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador144 km (90 mi)N of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador152 km (94 mi)N of epicenterZaragoza(pop: 11,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador155 km (96 mi)NE of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador156 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador156 km (97 mi)N of epicenterSanto Tomas(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador159 km (99 mi)N of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador160 km (99 mi)N of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador161 km (100 mi)N of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador161 km (100 mi)N of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador162 km (101 mi)N of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador163 km (101 mi)N of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador164 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterJucuapa(pop: 10,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador164 km (102 mi)N of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador165 km (103 mi)N of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador166 km (103 mi)N of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador166 km (103 mi)N of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador166 km (103 mi)N of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador167 km (104 mi)N of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador173 km (107 mi)N of epicenterArmenia(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador174 km (108 mi)N of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador175 km (109 mi)N of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador177 km (110 mi)N of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador178 km (111 mi)N of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador178 km (111 mi)N of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)I: Not feltQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador179 km (111 mi)N of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador185 km (115 mi)NE of epicenterLa Union(pop: 26,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador190 km (118 mi)N of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de CabanasEl Salvador192 km (119 mi)N of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador196 km (122 mi)NE of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 16,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de MorazanEl Salvador201 km (125 mi)N of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador202 km (125 mi)N of epicenterChalatenango(pop: 19,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de ChalatenangoEl Salvador203 km (126 mi)NW of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador204 km (127 mi)N of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador292 km (181 mi)NE of epicenterTegucigalpa(pop: 850,800)I: Not feltDistrito Central, Departamento de Francisco MorazanHondurasNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-01-20EpicenterAgency3.914 km8.7 mi03:28:11118 Km al sur de Delta del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorINETERPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake7 minutes agoJan 20, 2026 03:28 GMT / 2026-01-19 21:28:11Lat / Lng: 12.235 / -89.124: 118 km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',3.9,39, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',12.235,-89.124,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, 118 km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El Salvador','Earthquake: Mag 3.9 / 14 km (8.7 mi) depth7 minutes agoJan 20, 2026 03:28 GMT / 2026-01-19 21:28:11Lat / Lng: 12.235 / -89.124: 118 km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=22633278","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Support Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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