Preliminary data also indicate that the earthquake was located off the coast of the La Paz department at 11:18 (local time).

The day before, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake was reported in the morning 50 kilometers south of this capital, while another of 4.3 occurred approximately 21 minutes (08:24:36 local time) after the previous tremor in the same area of ​​the La Libertad department.

This Saturday at midnight another 4.7 magnitude tremor was recorded at a depth of 38 kilometers, off the coast of the department of Usulután, about 127 kilometers from the capital, according to the revised report of the Ministry.

Meanwhile, in the nearby department of La Unión, the aftershocks to a 5.8 magnitude movement that occurred on December 8th exceeded 1,520, of which 202 were felt by the population.

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