Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 34 km depth23 Apr 13:00 UTC: First to report: INETER after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 23, 2026 12:55:40 UTC - Local time at epicenter2026-04-23 06:55:40Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.1Depth34 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.756°N / 88.337°WEl SalvadorAlso near: Nicaragua 72 km (45 mi) away | Honduras 92 km (57 mi) awaySeismic antipode12.756°S / 91.663°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoCerro Buena Vista (59 km / 37 mi)Estimated seismic energy released8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.1 | about seismic energy5 minutes agoApr 23, 2026 12:55 GMT / 2026-04-23 06:55:40Lat / Lng: 12.756 / -88.337: 53 km Al Suroeste De Playa El Cuco, El SalvadorSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22937189',12.75600,-88.33700,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 4.1, 53 km Al Suroeste De Playa El Cuco, 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 Miguel, a city with more than 250,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 83 km (51 mi) distance north 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 Honduras, Tegucigalpa, 192 km (119 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry56 km (35 mi)N of epicenterChirilagua(pop: 6,390)III: WeakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador56 km (35 mi)N of epicenterJucuaran(pop: 1,640)III: WeakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador63 km (39 mi)N of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador66 km (41 mi)N of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador70 km (43 mi)N of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador81 km (50 mi)N of epicenterSan Agustin(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador82 km (51 mi)N of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador83 km (51 mi)N of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador84 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterLa Union(pop: 26,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador85 km (53 mi)N of epicenterJucuapa(pop: 10,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador85 km (53 mi)NE of epicenterSan Alejo(pop: 5,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador85 km (53 mi)N of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterChapeltique(pop: 3,160)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador102 km (63 mi)NW of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador107 km (67 mi)N of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 16,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de MorazanEl Salvador110 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador125 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador128 km (80 mi)N of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CabanasEl Salvador130 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador132 km (82 mi)E of epicenterChinandega(pop: 126,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua134 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador134 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador136 km (85 mi)NW of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador137 km (85 mi)NW of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador140 km (87 mi)NW of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador142 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador142 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador142 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador144 km (89 mi)NW of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador145 km (90 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador148 km (92 mi)NW of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador157 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador157 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterChalatenango(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChalatenangoEl Salvador162 km (101 mi)NW of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador182 km (113 mi)NW of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador184 km (114 mi)NW of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador190 km (118 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador192 km (119 mi)NE of epicenterTegucigalpa(pop: 850,800)II: Very weakDistrito Central, Departamento de Francisco MorazanHonduras200 km (124 mi)NW of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl SalvadorNotes:(*) 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-04-23EpicenterAgency4.134 km21 mi12:55:4053 Km al suroeste de Playa El Cuco, El SalvadorINETERAftershocks 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)2026-04-23 06:55:405 minutes ago4.134 km0 km - This quake53 km Al Suroeste De Playa El Cuco, El SalvadorMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 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: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.25 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 86 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 542 quakes per year (or 45 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3.1 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 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake