Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 30 km depth20 Sep 00:26 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 4 minutes.20 Sep 00:27: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 50.00 to 38.00 km (from 31 to 24 mi).20 Sep 00:28: Now using data updates from INETER20 Sep 00:35: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 38.00 to 30.00 km (from 24 to 18.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards NNE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 20, 2026 00:22:28 UTC - Local time at epicenter2026-09-19 18:22:28StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.0Depth30 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.004°N / 89.157°WEl SalvadorSeismic antipode13.004°S / 90.843°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceINETERNearest volcanoSan Vicente (74 km / 46 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 30.3°C (87 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WNWEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoSep 20, 2026 00:22 GMT / 2026-09-19 18:22:28Lat / Lng: 13.004 / -89.157: 45 km Al Suroeste De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorSource: INETEROther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 30 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23376516',13.00400,-89.15700,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, 45 km Al Suroeste De Delta Del Rio Lempa, 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 San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador with 530,000 inhabitants, in 76 km (47 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry57 km (35 mi)N of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador61 km (38 mi)N of epicenterSantiago Nonualco(pop: 9,490)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador61 km (38 mi)N of epicenterSan Pedro Masahuat(pop: 2,650)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador67 km (41 mi)N of epicenterZaragoza(pop: 11,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador71 km (44 mi)N of epicenterSanto Tomas(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador73 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador73 km (45 mi)N of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterAntiguo Cuscatlan(pop: 33,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador76 km (47 mi)N of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador77 km (48 mi)NE of epicenterSan Agustin(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador78 km (48 mi)N of epicenterIlopango(pop: 38,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador79 km (49 mi)N of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterCuscatancingo(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador81 km (51 mi)N of epicenterAyutuxtepeque(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador81 km (51 mi)NE of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador86 km (54 mi)NE of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador87 km (54 mi)NE of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador88 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterSan Sebastian(pop: 7,330)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador89 km (56 mi)N of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterArmenia(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador90 km (56 mi)N of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 39,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador92 km (57 mi)NE of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador93 km (58 mi)N of epicenterQuezaltepeque(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakQuezaltepeque, Departamento de La LibertadEl Salvador97 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterGuazapa(pop: 11,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador98 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterAcajutla(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterCiudad Arce(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador100 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterIzalco(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador100 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterSonsonate(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de SonsonateEl Salvador106 km (66 mi)N of epicenterAguilares(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador113 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterSensuntepeque(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CabanasEl Salvador118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 176,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterChalatenango(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChalatenangoEl Salvador118 km (73 mi)NE of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador123 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterChalchuapa(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa AnaEl Salvador126 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterAhuachapan(pop: 34,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de AhuachapanEl Salvador147 km (91 mi)E of epicenterLa Union(pop: 26,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl 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 GMT2026-09-20EpicenterAgency4.030 km19 mi00:22:2845 Km al suroeste de Delta del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorINETER4.030 km19 mi00:22:28El Salvador0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with INETERRaspberryShake (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 1 km2 (0 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)2026-09-19 18:22:2813 minutes ago4.030 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 64 km SW of Zacatecoluca, 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 991 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: 0.19 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 85 quakes per year (or 7.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 501 quakes per year (or 42 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 951 quakes per year (or 79 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 984 quakes per year (or 82 quakes per month)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 earthquakeLat / Lng: 13.004 / -89.157: 45 km Al Suroeste De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El SalvadorLat / Lng: 13.004 / -89.157: 45 km Al Suroeste De Delta Del Rio Lempa, El Salvador