Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Sonsonate
Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador · population 59,468. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days12M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year161M2.5+
Since 19003,099M4.5+, 144 of them M6+
How often M6+0.9 yraverage gap between M6+ quakes
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Sonsonate. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 7.7 28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Jan 13, 2001
- 7.7 26 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala Aug 6, 1942
- 7.7 12 km NW of Chalatenango, El Salvador Sep 7, 1915
- 7.5 7 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala Feb 4, 1976
- 7.5 Near Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Apr 19, 1902
- 7.4 33 km S of Champerico, Guatemala Nov 7, 2012
- 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
- 7.2 7 km SW of El Viejo, Nicaragua Mar 28, 1921
The latest nearby
- 4.2 3 km WNW of Patzité, Guatemala Oct 22, 2026
- 4.6 5 km E of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala Oct 19, 2026
- 4.4 52 km S of Champerico, Guatemala Oct 15, 2026
- 4.5 46 km S of Champerico, Guatemala Oct 15, 2026
- 4.5 104 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador Oct 11, 2026
- 4.4 121 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua Oct 10, 2026
- 4.2 90 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador Oct 9, 2026
- 4.0 31 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala Oct 8, 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
- 4.2 4 km N of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala Oct 2, 2026
- 4.3 43 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador Sep 24, 2026
- 4.6 11 km WSW of La Democracia, Guatemala Sep 22, 2026
- 4.3 23 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala Sep 17, 2026