A magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 39 km (25 mi) SSE of Puerto El Triunfo (pop: 19,100) El Salvador. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 74 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Thursday, December 15th, 2022, at 8:32 am local time.
Usulutan volcano is 53 km from epicenter.
Usulután volcano is a stratovolcano in east-central El Salvador, at the SE end of a cluster of basaltic to basaltic-andesite stratovolcanoes between San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes.
The volcano current status is dormant
M 5.7 - off the coast of Central America
2022-12-15 14:32:23 (UTC)
12.942°N 88.452°W. 74.2 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Usulutan volcano is 53 km from epicenter.
Usulután volcano is a stratovolcano in east-central El Salvador, at the SE end of a cluster of basaltic to basaltic-andesite stratovolcanoes between San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes.
The volcano current status is dormant
M 5.7 - off the coast of Central America
2022-12-15 14:32:23 (UTC)
12.942°N 88.452°W. 74.2 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Felt #earthquake M 5.7 - OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR - 2022-12-15 14:32:23 UTC pic.twitter.com/Qefz32uoD5
— SSGEOS (@ssgeos) December 15, 2022