According to information from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the earthquakes were recorded within minutes of each other.
Two major earthquakes were felt in the first hours of Wednesday, both of which originated off the coast, in the paracentral zone of El Salvador.
According to information from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the earthquakes were recorded within minutes of each other.
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The first had a magnitude of 4.7, and was recorded at 02:42 AM, formed 61 kilometers southwest of the mouth of the Lempa River, the depth was 20 kilometers.
The other quake was magnitude 5.6, It happened at 2:47 am, the epicenter was off the coast of La Paz, 34 km southwest of the mouth of the Yaltepeque, the depth was 43 kilometers.
The latter was longer and more violent.
Our audience, spread all over the territory, reported having noticed at least one of the movements.
From the direction of Civil Defense, it was said that “there was no incident caused by the sensitive earthquakes this morning.”
In addition, the institution reminded citizens of the emergency numbers in case of an emergency.
Less than a month ago, another earthquake was recorded near the one at the mouth of the Lempa River.
It happened on January 15th, the magnitude was 4.9 degrees, it happened at 11:09 am.
El Marn pointed out that the epicenter is off the coast of San Vicente, 26 miles south of the mouth of the Lempa River.
Users on social networks point out that it was felt in various departments of the country, including Sonsonate, San Miguel, Usulután, San Salvador and Cuscatlán.