1/5/2025 El Salvador 6.2

Earthquake DetailsSeismogram Explanation
Location: El SalvadorP-wave: 17:24:52 UTC; 11:24:52 CST
Date: January 5, 2025S-wave: 17:29:48 UTC; 11:29:48 CST
Time: 17:18:47 UTC; 11:18:47 CSTThe vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
Latitude: 13.05 NThe horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
Longitude: 89.17 WThe beginning of the file is the origin of the event.
Magnitude: 6.2 Mw 
Depth: 45.5 km 
Distance: 30.05 degrees (~2,034 miles from Milwaukee) 

 

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