Earthquakes in El Salvador
176 earthquakes have been recorded in El Salvador by Global Incident Tracker, 144 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 11 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
17
Last 7 days
144
In 2026
176
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in El Salvador
M3.2 Earthquake — OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
Terremoto de 1986 en San Salvador: 10 segundos de sismo causaron 1,530 muertes y 200,000 damnificados
Moderate
M3.4 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.9 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M4.5 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Moderate
M3.0 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.8 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.9 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.8 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M5.0 Earthquake — WEST OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Moderate
M3.0 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Minor
When they happen
September carries the most earthquakes we hold for El Salvador — 49 of 176. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | |
| February | 4 | |
| March | 7 | |
| April | 7 | |
| May | 5 | |
| June | 13 | |
| July | 9 | |
| August | 30 | |
| September | 49 | |
| October | 31 | |
| November | 7 | |
| December | 8 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.