Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 30 km depth27 Jun 08:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 27, 2026 08:22:55 UTC - Local time at epicenter2026-06-27 02:22:55Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth30 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.031°N / 89.114°WEl SalvadorSeismic antipode12.031°S / 90.886°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoTaburete (168 km / 104 mi)Estimated 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 energy6 minutes agoJun 27, 2026 08:22 GMT / 2026-06-27 02:22:55Lat / Lng: 12.031 / -89.114: 140 km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorSource: INETERDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23138857',12.03100,-89.11400,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, 140 km Al Sur De Delta Del Rio Lempa, 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 Puerto El Triunfo, a town with 19,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, in 152 km (95 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, 185 km (115 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry152 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador163 km (102 mi)N of epicenterEl Rosario(pop: 5,620)I: Not feltDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador163 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador164 km (102 mi)N of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador167 km (103 mi)N of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador169 km (105 mi)NE of epicenterChirilagua(pop: 6,390)I: Not feltDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador174 km (108 mi)N of epicenterZaragoza(pop: 11,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador175 km (109 mi)N of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador176 km (109 mi)NE of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador179 km (111 mi)N of epicenterSanto Tomas(pop: 14,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador181 km (113 mi)N of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador182 km (113 mi)N of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador183 km (113 mi)N of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador183 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterJucuapa(pop: 10,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador184 km (114 mi)N of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador185 km (115 mi)N of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador186 km (115 mi)N of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador187 km (116 mi)N of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador188 km (117 mi)N of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador188 km (117 mi)N of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador189 km (117 mi)N of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador189 km (117 mi)N of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador190 km (118 mi)N of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador190 km (118 mi)NW of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador191 km (118 mi)NE of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador195 km (121 mi)N of epicenterArmenia(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador196 km (122 mi)N of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador198 km (123 mi)N of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador199 km (124 mi)N of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador200 km (124 mi)N of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador200 km (124 mi)N of epicenterSonzacate(pop: 15,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador200 km (125 mi)NE of epicenterLa Union(pop: 26,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador201 km (125 mi)N of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)I: Not feltQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador204 km (127 mi)N of epicenterCiudad Arce(pop: 10,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador205 km (128 mi)N of epicenterGuazapa(pop: 11,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador212 km (132 mi)N of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de CabanasEl Salvador215 km (134 mi)NE of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 16,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de MorazanEl Salvador221 km (137 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Rosa de Lima(pop: 13,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador238 km (148 mi)NE of epicenterSan Lorenzo(pop: 22,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de ValleHondurasNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-06-27EpicenterAgency3.930 km19 mi08:22:55140 Km al sur de Delta del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorINETEREarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 294 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: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 32.3 quakes per year (or 2.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 201 quakes per year (or 16.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 294 quakes per year (or 24.5 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