Earthquakes in El Salvador — January 2025

5 earthquakes were recorded in El Salvador during January 2025, an average of 0.2 per day.

5 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 66 km.

The month's largest event in El Salvador was a magnitude 6.2 earthquake near La Libertad, El Salvador on 05 January 2025 at 17:18 UTC. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake radiates roughly 30,089 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the El Salvador monthly average of 4 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and level with the 5 recorded the previous month.

80% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 20% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 3 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 04 January, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M6.2 near La Libertad, El Salvador on 05 January at 49 km; M5.8 near Sonsonate, El Salvador on 09 January at 94 km; M4.5 near La Libertad, El Salvador on 04 January at 68 km.

That is 36% above the 4 events El Salvador averages per month across the 22 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in El Salvador in our entire catalogue.