According to information from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the earthquakes were recorded within minutes of each other.
Two strong earthquakes were felt in the early hours of this Wednesday, both movements coming from the coast, in the paracentral area 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 2:42 in the morning, comes 61 kilometers southwest of the mouth of the river Lempa, its depth being 20 kilometers.
The other quake had a magnitude of 5.6, It happened at 2:47 in the morning, the epicenter was off the coast of La Paz, 34 km southwest of the Jaltepeque estuary, its depth being 43 kilometers.
The latter was longer and more violent.
Our audience, located throughout the territory, reported that they noticed at least one of the movements.
From the direction of the Civil Protection it was said that there was “no incident caused by the sensitive earthquakes this morning.
In addition, the institution reminded citizens of emergency numbers in case of any eventuality.
Less than a month ago, another earthquake was recorded near the mouth of the Lempa River.
It happened on January 15, the magnitude was 4.9 degrees, it happened at 11:09 am
El Marn pointed out that the epicenter took place off the coast of San Vicente, 42 kilometers south of the mouth of the Lempa River.
Social media users point out that it has been felt in various departments of the country, including Sonsonate, San Miguel, Usulután, San Salvador and Cuscatlán.