A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 133 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador (83 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 23:39:14 / 11:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -90.5534 West, latitude 12.6134 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000qu6y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qu6y. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 23:39:14 / August 12, 2025 @ 11:39 pm UTC/GMT.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 133 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador.

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