Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8 EL SALVADOR
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 22:50:10 UTC

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 22:50:10 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 04:50:10 PM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 13.59N 88.32W
Depth 205 kilometers
Region EL SALVADOR
Distances 20 km (15 miles) NW of San Miguel, El Salvador
95 km (60 miles) E of SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador
130 km (80 miles) WSW of TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras
1320 km (820 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.0 km; depth +/- 8.1 km
Parameters Nst=191, Nph=191, Dmin=124.5 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Erho=6.0 km, Erzz=8.1 km, Gp=60.7 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010scb1

Earthquake Location

Historic Seismicity