Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 20 km depth23 Jun 23:36 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 23, 2026 23:31:23 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 11:31 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.40Depth20 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.02°N / 90.21°WEl SalvadorAlso near: Guatemala 82 km (51 mi) awaySeismic antipode13.02°S / 89.79°EShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoApaneca Range (107 km / 66 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoJun 23, 2026 23:31 GMT / Jun 23, 2026 11:31 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 13.02 / -90.21: Offshore EL SalvadorSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23129116',13.02000,-90.21000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, 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 Sonsonate, a town with 59,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 94 km (58 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced 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, 133 km (83 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(*)RegionCountry76 km (47 mi)NE of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)III: WeakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador93 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterJujutla(pop: 2,020)III: WeakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador94 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)III: WeakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador94 km (58 mi)N of epicenterSan Francisco Menendez(pop: 1,260)III: WeakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)III: WeakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador99 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador109 km (68 mi)NE of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterGuazacapan(pop: 18,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala120 km (75 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto San Jose(pop: 18,700)II: Very weakMunicipio de San Jose, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala122 km (76 mi)NE of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador124 km (77 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador126 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador126 km (78 mi)N of epicenterJalpatagua(pop: 28,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala129 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador132 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador133 km (83 mi)NE of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador135 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador136 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador136 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador136 km (85 mi)NE of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador137 km (85 mi)NE of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador139 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador140 km (87 mi)N of epicenterCuilapa(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala141 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador144 km (90 mi)N of epicenterBarberena(pop: 47,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa RosaGuatemala145 km (90 mi)N of epicenterJutiapa(pop: 145,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de JutiapaGuatemala149 km (92 mi)NW of epicenterMasagua(pop: 45,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala152 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador155 km (96 mi)E of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador156 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterEscuintla(pop: 156,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de EscuintlaGuatemala156 km (97 mi)N of epicenterAsuncion Mita(pop: 48,300)II: Very weakMunicipio de Asuncion Mita, Departamento de JutiapaGuatemala159 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador163 km (101 mi)N of epicenterPalin(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakMunicipio de Palin, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala164 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador168 km (104 mi)NE of epicenterMetapan(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador169 km (105 mi)NE of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador171 km (106 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakMunicipio de Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Departamento de EscuintlaGuatemala178 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterChalatenango(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChalatenangoEl 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 GMT2026-06-23EpicenterAgency4.420 km12 mi23:31:23OFFSHORE EL SALVADOREMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)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 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jun 23, 2026 11:31 pm (Universal Time)6 minutes ago4.420 km0 km - This quakeOffshore 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 627 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: 0.24 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 68 quakes per year (or 5.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 358 quakes per year (or 29.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 618 quakes per year (or 51 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 622 quakes per year (or 52 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