Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 27 km depth4 Oct 06:33 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.4 Oct 06:35: Now using data updates from INETER4 Oct 06:36: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 4, 2026 06:27:51 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Oct 4, 2026, at 06:27 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.20Depth27 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.716°N / 88.813°WEl SalvadorSeismic antipode12.716°S / 91.187°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTaburete (86 km / 53 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoOct 4, 2026 06:27 GMT / Oct 4, 2026 06:27 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 12.716 / -88.813: Offshore EL SalvadorSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.2 / 27 km, INETER: 4.2 / 27 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23409574',12.71600,-88.81300,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, 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 Usulutan, a town with 52,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 81 km (50 mi) distance northeast 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, 116 km (72 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)NE of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)III: WeakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador81 km (50 mi)NE of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterSan Agustin(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador86 km (53 mi)NE of epicenterJucuaran(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador88 km (55 mi)N of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador90 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador90 km (56 mi)N of epicenterEl Rosario(pop: 5,620)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador92 km (57 mi)NE of epicenterChirilagua(pop: 6,390)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador92 km (57 mi)N of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador93 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador102 km (63 mi)NW of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador103 km (64 mi)N of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador109 km (67 mi)N of epicenterSanto Tomas(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador109 km (68 mi)NE of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador112 km (70 mi)N of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador112 km (70 mi)N of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador114 km (71 mi)N of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador116 km (72 mi)N of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador116 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador116 km (72 mi)N of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador118 km (74 mi)N of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador118 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador121 km (75 mi)N of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador126 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterLa Union(pop: 26,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador128 km (79 mi)N of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador131 km (81 mi)N of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CabanasEl Salvador133 km (83 mi)NE of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 16,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de MorazanEl Salvador134 km (83 mi)N of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador144 km (89 mi)N of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador147 km (91 mi)NW of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador148 km (92 mi)NW of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador148 km (92 mi)N of epicenterChalatenango(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChalatenangoEl Salvador149 km (92 mi)NW of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador150 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador163 km (101 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador170 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador175 km (108 mi)NW of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl 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 GMT2026-10-4EpicenterAgency4.227 km17 mi06:27:51OFFSHORE EL SALVADOREMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.227 km17 mi06:27:51Off Coast of Central America0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.227 km17 mi06:27:5160 Km al sur de Delta del Rio Lempa, El Salvador0 km (0 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 2 km2 (1 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)Oct 4, 2026 06:27 am (Universal Time)14 minutes ago4.227 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 69 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, 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 961 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 25.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 90 quakes per year (or 7.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 523 quakes per year (or 44 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 942 quakes per year (or 78 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 954 quakes per year (or 80 quakes per month)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