North America
Earthquakes in El Salvador
Every earthquake in and around El Salvador since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days5M2.5+
Past year68M2.5+
Magnitude 6+47since 1900
StrongestM 7.72001 · 28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in El Salvador
- 7.7 28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Jan 13, 2001
- 7.7 12 km NW of Chalatenango, El Salvador Sep 7, 1915
- 7.3 74 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador Oct 14, 2014
- 7.3 126 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Aug 27, 2012
- 7.3 18 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador Jun 19, 1982
- 7.1 113 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Feb 8, 1926
- 7.1 12 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador May 21, 1932
- 7.0 Near the coast of El Salvador Nov 9, 1900
- 6.9 156 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Nov 24, 2016
- 6.7 8 km S of San Juan Opico, El Salvador Jun 8, 1917
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.5 104 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador Oct 11, 2026
- 4.2 90 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador Oct 9, 2026
- 4.0 42 km SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador Oct 7, 2026
- 4.3 82 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador Oct 4, 2026
- 4.1 66 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador Oct 2, 2026
- 4.3 43 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador Sep 24, 2026
- 4.2 156 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador Sep 6, 2026
- 4.2 39 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador Sep 4, 2026
- 4.6 117 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador Aug 31, 2026
- 5.5 50 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador Aug 13, 2026
- 4.5 93 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador Jul 30, 2026
- 4.3 125 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador Jul 29, 2026
- 4.2 43 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Jul 28, 2026
- 4.4 83 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Jul 20, 2026
- 4.2 80 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador Jul 20, 2026