Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 28 km depth3 Oct 02:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.3 Oct 02:35: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 3.9.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 3, 2025 02:21:55 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Oct 2, 2025, at 08:21 pm (GMT -6)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth28 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.621°N / 88.287°WEl SalvadorAlso near: Nicaragua 72 km (45 mi) away | Honduras 98 km (61 mi) awaySeismic antipode12.621°S / 91.713°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoCosigüina (87 km / 54 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SEstimated 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 energy18 minutes agoOct 3, 2025 02:21 GMT / Oct 2, 2025 08:21 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 12.621 / -88.287: 64 km Al Sur De Playa El Cuco, El SalvadorSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22232570',12.62100,-88.28700,'18 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, 64 km Al Sur De Playa El Cuco, 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+="¬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 Usulutan, a town with 52,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 83 km (52 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, 154 km (95 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(*)RegionCountry69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterChirilagua(pop: 6,390)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador71 km (44 mi)N of epicenterJucuaran(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador79 km (49 mi)N of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador85 km (53 mi)N of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador92 km (57 mi)E of epicenterJiquilillo(pop: 4,140)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua93 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterLa Union(pop: 26,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador96 km (60 mi)N of epicenterSan Agustin(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterSan Alejo(pop: 5,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterChinameca(pop: 8,650)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterJucuapa(pop: 10,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador116 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador120 km (74 mi)N of epicenterSanta Rosa de Lima(pop: 13,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador122 km (76 mi)E of epicenterEl Viejo(pop: 53,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua122 km (76 mi)N of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 16,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de MorazanEl Salvador122 km (76 mi)E of epicenterCorinto(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua125 km (78 mi)E of epicenterChinandega(pop: 126,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua126 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador128 km (79 mi)NE of epicenterSan Lorenzo(pop: 22,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de ValleHonduras137 km (85 mi)E of epicenterChichigalpa(pop: 33,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua141 km (87 mi)NW of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador141 km (87 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Choluteca(pop: 75,900)II: Very weakCholuteca, Departamento de CholutecaHonduras144 km (89 mi)N of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CabanasEl Salvador146 km (91 mi)NW of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador148 km (92 mi)NW of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador150 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador151 km (94 mi)NW of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador152 km (95 mi)NW of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador154 km (95 mi)NW of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador155 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador156 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador157 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador157 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador159 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador159 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador163 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador172 km (107 mi)NW of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)I: Not feltQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl 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!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 GMT2025-10-3EpicenterAgency3.928 km17 mi02:21:5564 Km al sur de Playa El Cuco, El SalvadorINETEREarthquake 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: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 85 quakes per year (or 7.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 540 quakes per year (or 45 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3 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 23 to 27 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 4 days after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake had hit on Sunday, Sep 28, 2025, at 06:08 pm (GMT -6 local time) in 74 km (46 mi) distance to the southeast:Mag. 4.2 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 92 km southwest of Corinto, Nicaragua - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.8. It had occurred 9 years earlier, on Thursday, Nov 24, 2016, at 12:43 pm (GMT -6 local time) in North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador:Mag. 6.8 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 197 km south of San Salvador, El Salvador - Nov 24, 2016 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.9. It had occurred 110 years ago earlier, on Monday, Sep 6, 1915, at 07:20 pm local time (America/El Salvador GMT -6) in Departamento de Chalatenango, El Salvador:Mag. 7.9 earthquake Departamento de Chalatenango - 40 km northeast of San Salvador, El Salvador - Sep 6, 1915 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapSep 28, 06:08 pm (GMT -6)4.233 km74 km (46 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 92 km southwest of Corinto, Nicaragua I FELT ITInfoSep 22, 03:42 pm (GMT -6)4.510 km67 km (42 mi) to the S 133 km SW of Jiquilillo, NicaraguaInfoSep 4, 08:02 pm (GMT -6)4.231 km43 km (27 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km south of Puerto El Triunfo, El SalvadorInfoSep 4, 07:02 pm (GMT -6)4.130 km43 km (27 mi) to the W Offshore EL SalvadorInfoAug 28, 02:29 pm (GMT -6)4.234 km38 km (24 mi) to the W Offshore EL Salvador 1 reportInfoJul 18, 2023 06:22 pm (GMT -6)6.571 km30 km (19 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 77 km south of San Miguel, El Salvador 343 reportsInfoSep 22, 2021 03:57 am (GMT -6)6.422 km77 km (48 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 82 km southwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua 126 reportsInfoMay 16, 2019 10:22 am (Managua)5.879 km87 km (54 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km northwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua 32 reportsInfoApr 2, 2018 05:23 pm (El Salvador)5.950 km69 km (43 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 385 km northwest of Isla de Ometepe Island, Nicaragua 24 reportsInfoNov 24, 2016 12:43 pm (GMT -6)6.816 km100 km (62 mi) to the SW Off Coast of Central America 29 reportsInfoOct 13, 2014 09:51 pm (GMT -6)7.243 km26 km (16 mi) to the E Off Coast of Central America 88 reportsInfoMar 2, 2014 03:37 am (GMT -6)6.260 km65 km (41 mi) to the E 33 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 36 reportsInfoAug 26, 2012 10:37 pm (GMT -6)7.328 km63 km (39 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 184 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoNov 15, 2008 05:03 pm (El Salvador)5.848 km69 km (43 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 47 km southwest of Usulutan, El SalvadorInfoOct 9, 2004 03:26 pm (GMT -6)7.035 km221 km (137 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 91 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoMar 29, 2001 12:54 am (El Salvador)5.833 km87 km (54 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 73 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoMar 15, 2001 06:01 pm (El Salvador)5.949 km73 km (46 mi) to the NW 22 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El SalvadorInfoFeb 28, 2001 12:50 pm (El Salvador)6.165 km94 km (58 mi) to the NW 24 km S of Zacatecoluca, El SalvadorInfoFeb 7, 2001 04:23 am (El Salvador)5.864 km97 km (60 mi) to the NW offshore El SalvadorInfoJan 16, 2001 02:22 am (El Salvador)5.744 km55 km (34 mi) to the NW offshore El SalvadorInfoJan 15, 2001 06:20 am (El Salvador)5.875 km60 km (37 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 34 km southwest of Usulutan, El SalvadorInfoJan 13, 2001 11:33 am (El Salvador)7.760 km62 km (39 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 40 km southwest of Usulutan, El SalvadorInfoApr 3, 1999 04:10 am (El Salvador)6.038 km94 km (58 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 29 km southeast of La Union, El SalvadorInfoMar 27, 1996 02:52 pm (GMT -6)6.033 km101 km (63 mi) to the SE near the coast of NicaraguaInfoJun 14, 1995 05:11 am (GMT -6)6.625 km55 km (34 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 145 km southwest of Chinandega, NicaraguaInfoSep 1, 1992 06:16 pm (GMT -6)7.745 km142 km (88 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 92 km southwest of Leon, Departamento de Leon, NicaraguaInfoJun 19, 1982 12:21 am (El Salvador)7.273 km143 km (89 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoJan 11, 1982 11:48 pm (Managua)6.06.4 km96 km (60 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 46 km west of Ciudad Choluteca, HondurasInfoOct 24, 1956 08:42 am (Managua)7.135 km215 km (134 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoJan 23, 1956 06:00 pm (Managua)7.30 km179 km (111 mi) to the E Puerto SamozaInfoNov 20, 1952 09:37 am (GMT -6)6.235 km71 km (44 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 94 km southwest of Chinandega, NicaraguaInfoMay 6, 1951 05:08 pm (Managua)6.50 km68 km (42 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 83 km northwest of Chinandega, NicaraguaInfoJan 25, 1947 03:52 am (Universal Time)6.245 km56 km (35 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km west of Chinandega, NicaraguaInfoSep 26, 1942 04:00 am (Universal Time)6.335 km38 km (24 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 88 km west of Chinandega, NicaraguaInfoMay 21, 1932 10:10 am (Universal Time)7.015 km79 km (49 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 16 km south of La Union, El SalvadorInfoFeb 15, 1926 02:59 am (Universal Time)6.715 km60 km (37 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 194 km southeast of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoFeb 8, 1926 03:18 pm (Universal Time)7.120 km67 km (41 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 161 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoOct 5, 1925 04:08 am (Universal Time)6.235 km54 km (34 mi) to the NE 24 km SSE of Intipucá, El SalvadorInfoMay 1, 1924 07:54 pm (Universal Time)6.720 km82 km (51 mi) to the W offshore El SalvadorInfoMar 28, 1921 07:49 am (Universal Time)7.265 km116 km (72 mi) to the E 9.5 km west of Chinandega, Departamento de Chinandega, NicaraguaInfoJun 29, 1919 11:14 pm (Universal Time)6.620 km34 km (21 mi) to the S offshore El Salvador (Nicaragua)InfoSep 6, 1915 07:20 pm (El Salvador)7.90 km172 km (107 mi) to the NWDepartamento de Chalatenango, 40 km northeast of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoDec 30, 1907 05:26 am (Universal Time)7.235 km292 km (181 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 115 km west of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaInfoJul 1, 1907 01:08 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km117 km (73 mi) to the SE 116 km SW of Corinto, NicaraguaInfoOct 8, 1901 02:14 am (Universal Time)7.10 km146 km (91 mi) to the E 44 km north of Chinandega, Departamento de Chinandega, NicaraguaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]