Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 4 km depth9 Oct 08:00 UTC: First to report: INETER after 4 minutes.9 Oct 08:01: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 9, 2026 07:56:13 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Oct 9, 2026, at 01:56 am (GMT -6)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.90Depth4 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.57°N / 89.438°WEl SalvadorSeismic antipode12.57°S / 90.562°EShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoIlopango (129 km / 80 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeHeavy Intensity Rain 26.5°C (80 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NEEstimated 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 energy14 minutes agoOct 9, 2026 07:56 GMT / Oct 9, 2026 01:56 am (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 12.57 / -89.438: Offshore EL SalvadorSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 4 km, INETER: 3.9 / 4 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23422800',12.57000,-89.43800,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Offshore 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 La Libertad, a town with 17,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 103 km (64 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, 127 km (79 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(*)RegionCountry103 km (64 mi)N of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador112 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterEl Rosario(pop: 5,620)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador114 km (71 mi)N of epicenterZaragoza(pop: 11,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador121 km (75 mi)NE of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador121 km (75 mi)N of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador123 km (77 mi)N of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador124 km (77 mi)N of epicenterSanto Tomas(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador124 km (77 mi)N of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador124 km (77 mi)N of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador125 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador131 km (81 mi)N of epicenterArmenia(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador131 km (81 mi)N of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador131 km (81 mi)N of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador131 km (82 mi)N of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador131 km (82 mi)N of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador131 km (82 mi)N of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador132 km (82 mi)N of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador132 km (82 mi)N of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador132 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterSan Agustin(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador133 km (83 mi)N of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador133 km (83 mi)N of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador138 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador139 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador139 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador140 km (87 mi)N of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador143 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador143 km (89 mi)N of epicenterJujutla(pop: 2,020)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador145 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterSan Sebastian(pop: 7,330)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador146 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador146 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador149 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterJucuaran(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador155 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterJucuapa(pop: 10,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador170 km (106 mi)NE of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterSesori(pop: 1,390)I: Not feltDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador181 km (113 mi)NE of epicenterGuatajiagua(pop: 5,270)I: Not feltDepartamento de MorazanEl Salvador184 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Barrios(pop: 8,490)I: Not feltDepartamento de San MiguelEl 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 GMT2026-10-9EpicenterAgency3.94 km2.5 mi07:56:13OFFSHORE EL SALVADOREMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.94 km2.5 mi07:56:13Off Coast of Central America0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.94 km2.5 mi07:56:13101 Km al suroeste de Delta del Rio Lempa, El Salvador0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINETEREarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 822 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.25 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 77 quakes per year (or 6.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 474 quakes per year (or 39.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 818 quakes per year (or 68 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake