Marne indicated that the population felt a total of 47 aftershocks, especially in the eastern part of the country, with a scale ranging between 3.5 and 5.4 on the Richter scale.
Replicas were counted between 1:22am on Wednesday and 1:00am on Saturday, Lisbon time.
The quake occurred off the coast of the eastern department of Usulutan, 66 kilometers south of Espino Beach, and at a depth of 51.48 kilometers, according to the Marne Monitoring Centre, which added that it was felt in neighboring countries such as Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
“The origin of this seismic activity is attributed to the subduction process of the Cocos and Caribbean tectonic plates and does not pose a tsunami hazard for El SalvadorA report by MARN noted.
He said that there were no reports of deaths or injuries.
Most earthquakes in El Salvador occur in the waters of the Pacific Ocean and at greater depths.
In 2021, the country recorded two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.6 on the open Richter scale.
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