Summary:
Magnitude Mw 5.7
Region OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Date time 2008-11-15 at 23:03:17.9 UTC
Location 13.05 N ; 88.76 W
Depth 60 km
Distances 78 km SW San miguel (pop 161,880 ; local time 17:03 2008-11-15)
33 km SW Puerto el triunfo (pop 19,074 ; local time 17:03 2008-11-15)
More seismicity information (Moment tensors, phases pickings, etc.)
Maps:
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References for tectonic plate boundaries:
Bird, P. (2003) An updated digital model of plate boundaries,
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 4(3), 1027.
Google maps view: Seismicity from the previous 7 days in the area .
Regional instrumental seismicity
This seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.
Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to 2000
Date Long. Lat. Mag. Death Location
1773-06-10 -90.4 14.3 ? 100 GUATEMALA
1854-04-16 -89.2 13.8 6.6 1000 EL SALVADOR
1873-03-04 -88.7 13.7 6.4 800 EL SALVADOR
1873-04-11 -89.0 13.6 ? 300 EL SALVADOR
1878-10-02 -88.4 13.5 ? many EL SALVADOR
1902-02-26 -89.0 13.0 ? 185 EL SALVADOR
1913-03-08 -90.3 14.3 6.4 60 GUATEMALA
1917-06-08 -89.3 13.8 6.4 many EL SALVADOR
1917-12-29 -90.6 14.6 5.2 100 GUATEMALA
1918-01-03 -90.6 14.5 5.8 100 GUATEMALA
1918-01-04 -90.6 14.6 6.0 100 GUATEMALA
1918-01-25 -90.5 14.6 6.2 many GUATEMALA
1919-04-28 -89.2 13.7 5.9 72 EL SALVADOR
1936-12-20 -88.9 13.7 6.1 400 EL SALVADOR
1951-05-06 -88.4 13.5 6.5 1100 EL SALVADOR
1951-08-03 -87.5 13.0 6.0 many HONDURAS
1965-05-03 -89.3 13.5 6.3 125 EL SALVADOR
1982-06-19 -89.3 13.3 7.0 43 EL SALVADOR
1986-10-10 -89.1 13.8 5.4 1500 EL SALVADOR
1992-09-02 -87.3 11.7 7.2 184 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
Source: T. Utsu ; International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology; vol. A; 691-718
