Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 4 km depth11 Oct 23:25 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.11 Oct 23:28: Now using data updates from INETER11 Oct 23:29: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 11, 2026 23:20:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Oct 11, 2026, at 05:20 pm (GMT -6)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.30Depth4 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.53°N / 89.946°WEl SalvadorSeismic antipode12.53°S / 90.054°EShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoIzalco (147 km / 91 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 29.3°C (85 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from EEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy16 minutes agoOct 11, 2026 23:20 GMT / Oct 11, 2026 05:20 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 12.53 / -89.946: Off the Coast OF EL SalvadorSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.3 / 4 km, INETER: 4.3 / 4 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23429922',12.53000,-89.94600,'16 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Off the Coast OF 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 Acajutla, a town with 23,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 119 km (74 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, 153 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(*)RegionCountry119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador126 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador134 km (83 mi)N of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador136 km (85 mi)N of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador138 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterZaragoza(pop: 11,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador138 km (86 mi)N of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador143 km (89 mi)N of epicenterArmenia(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador146 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador146 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterEl Rosario(pop: 5,620)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador147 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador147 km (92 mi)N of epicenterJuayua(pop: 9,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador151 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador152 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterSanto Tomas(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador155 km (97 mi)N of epicenterCiudad Arce(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador155 km (97 mi)N of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador156 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador156 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador157 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador157 km (98 mi)NE of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador158 km (98 mi)NE of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador159 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador160 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador161 km (100 mi)N of epicenterTurin(pop: 11,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador162 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador163 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterSan Juan Opico(pop: 7,130)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador163 km (101 mi)N of epicenterCoatepeque(pop: 5,770)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador165 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterGuazapa(pop: 11,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador173 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador176 km (110 mi)NE of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador178 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador180 km (112 mi)NE of epicenterSan Sebastian(pop: 7,330)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador181 km (113 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto San Jose(pop: 18,700)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Jose, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala183 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterOzatlan(pop: 4,170)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador185 km (115 mi)NE of epicenterSuchitoto(pop: 5,740)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador187 km (116 mi)NE of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador207 km (129 mi)NE of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CabanasEl 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 GMT2026-10-11EpicenterAgency4.34 km2.5 mi23:20:31OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOREMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.34 km2.5 mi23:20:31Off Coast of Central America0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.34 km2.5 mi23:20:31118 Km al sur de Acajutla, 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 (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 11, 2026 05:20 pm (GMT -6)16 minutes ago4.34 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 153 km SW of San Salvador, 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 598 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 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.83 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 56 quakes per year (or 4.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 336 quakes per year (or 28 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 595 quakes per year (or 50 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake