A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Acajutla in El Salvador on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 43.284 km (27 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -89.9° West, 12.8601° North, depth 43.284 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:18:34 / 5:18 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/12/25 / 2025-12-11 17:18:34 / December 11, 2025 @ 5:18 pm. Event id: us6000ru7g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ru7g.

Epicenter of the event was 97 km (61 miles) from Sonsonate (c. 59 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Acajutla (c. 22 800 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Izalco (c. 19 200 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from La Libertad (c. 16 900 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Sonzacate (c. 15 400 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from San Antonio del Monte (c. 9 100 pop). Close country/countries, El Salvador (c. 6 052 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Izalco, Sonzacate, Sonsonate.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 81 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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