Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 29 km depth1 Oct 00:36 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 1, 2026 00:34:14 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Sep 30, 2026, at 06:34 pm (GMT -6)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.20Depth29 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.53°N / 88.155°WEl SalvadorAlso near: Nicaragua 66 km (41 mi) away | Honduras 96 km (60 mi) awaySeismic antipode12.53°S / 91.845°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoCerro Buena Vista (80 km / 50 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 28.9°C (84 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NWEstimated 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 energy4 minutes agoOct 1, 2026 00:34 GMT / Sep 30, 2026 06:34 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 12.53 / -88.155: Nicaragua: Offshore EL SalvadorSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.2 / 29 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23402300',12.53000,-88.15500,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, Nicaragua: 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 96 km (60 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, 171 km (106 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(*)RegionCountry75 km (47 mi)N of epicenterIntipuca(pop: 3,540)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador80 km (50 mi)E of epicenterJiquilillo(pop: 4,140)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua81 km (50 mi)N of epicenterJucuaran(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador94 km (58 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador96 km (60 mi)N of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador96 km (60 mi)N of epicenterLa Union(pop: 26,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador106 km (66 mi)N of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador107 km (66 mi)E of epicenterCorinto(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua108 km (67 mi)E of epicenterEl Viejo(pop: 53,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua111 km (69 mi)N of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador112 km (69 mi)E of epicenterChinandega(pop: 126,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua113 km (70 mi)N of epicenterJucuapa(pop: 10,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador115 km (72 mi)N of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador122 km (76 mi)E of epicenterChichigalpa(pop: 33,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua125 km (78 mi)N of epicenterSanta Rosa de Lima(pop: 13,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador126 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterSan Lorenzo(pop: 22,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de ValleHonduras130 km (81 mi)N of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 16,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de MorazanEl Salvador134 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador137 km (85 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Choluteca(pop: 75,900)II: Very weakCholuteca, Departamento de CholutecaHonduras139 km (86 mi)E of epicenterLeon(pop: 144,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua141 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador147 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterSomotillo(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua157 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador158 km (98 mi)N of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CabanasEl Salvador162 km (101 mi)NW of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador165 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador166 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador168 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador171 km (106 mi)NW of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador172 km (107 mi)NW of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador173 km (108 mi)NW of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador173 km (108 mi)NW of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador174 km (108 mi)NW of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador176 km (109 mi)NW of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador177 km (110 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador180 km (112 mi)NW of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador189 km (117 mi)NW of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador194 km (121 mi)NW of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl 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 GMT2026-10-1EpicenterAgency4.229 km18 mi00:34:14OFFSHORE EL SALVADOREMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.229 km18 mi00:34:14Off Coast of Central America0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Aftershocks 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)Sep 30, 2026 06:34 pm (GMT -6)4 minutes ago4.229 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 96 km S of Usulutan, Departamento de Usulutan, 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 25.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.22 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 80 quakes per year (or 6.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 518 quakes per year (or 43 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 3.3 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