Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 49 km depth11 Nov 17:00 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.11 Nov 17:00: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 11, 2025 16:54:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Nov 11, 2025, at 04:54 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.0Depth49 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.241°N / 89.5955°WEl SalvadorAlso near: Guatemala 78 km (48 mi) awaySeismic antipode13.241°S / 90.4045°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoIzalco (64 km / 40 mi)Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoNov 11, 2025 16:54 GMT / Nov 11, 2025 04:54 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 13.241 / -89.5955: Offshore EL SalvadorSource: EMSCOther sources: INETER: 4.0 / 31 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22381206',13.24100,-89.59550,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Offshore EL Salvador',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=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 San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador with 530,000 inhabitants, in 67 km (41 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City, 185 km (115 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(*)RegionCountry40 km (25 mi)NE of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador47 km (29 mi)NW of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador51 km (32 mi)NE of epicenterZaragoza(pop: 11,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador56 km (35 mi)N of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador57 km (35 mi)N of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador57 km (35 mi)N of epicenterArmenia(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador60 km (37 mi)NE of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador65 km (40 mi)NE of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador67 km (41 mi)NE of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador67 km (42 mi)NE of epicenterSanto Tomas(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador67 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterJujutla(pop: 2,020)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador68 km (42 mi)NE of epicenterEl Rosario(pop: 5,620)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterCiudad Arce(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterJuayua(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador69 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador70 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador70 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador71 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador72 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador73 km (46 mi)NE of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador74 km (46 mi)NE of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador75 km (47 mi)N of epicenterSan Juan Opico(pop: 7,130)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador77 km (48 mi)NE of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador84 km (52 mi)N of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador84 km (52 mi)E of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador84 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterGuazapa(pop: 11,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador89 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador91 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador95 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterCandelaria de La Frontera(pop: 6,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador99 km (61 mi)NE of epicenterSuchitoto(pop: 5,740)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador99 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterSan Sebastian(pop: 7,330)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador114 km (71 mi)NE of epicenterChalatenango(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChalatenangoEl Salvador125 km (77 mi)E of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador125 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CabanasEl Salvador155 km (96 mi)E of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador185 km (115 mi)NW of epicenterGuatemala City(pop: 994,900)I: Not feltMunicipio de Guatemala, Departamento de GuatemalaGuatemalaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-11-11EpicenterAgency4.049 km30 mi16:54:10.39OFFSHORE EL SALVADOREMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.031 km19 mi16:54:0943 Km al suroeste de La Libertad, El Salvador3.8 km (2.4 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINETERAftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Nov 11, 2025 04:54 pm (Universal Time)6 minutes ago4.049 km0 km - This quakeOffshore EL SalvadorMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,200 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.2 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 80 quakes per year (or 6.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 476 quakes per year (or 39.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,200 quakes per year (or 3.2 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake