The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit at a depth of around 70 kilometers off the Pacific coast of El Salvador on Tuesday evening.
According to El Salvador’s environment ministry, there were no early reports of damages and no tsunami warning was issued as a result of the earthquake.
Checks were being carried out in the coastal city of La Libertad, near the capital San Salvador, although there were no reports of damage from the municipality, Salvadoran lawmaker Salvador Chacon said on Twitter.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter was located 43 miles (70 kilometers) deep and 27 miles (43 kilometers) south of Intipuca, El Salvador. The point is located outside the Gulf of Fonseca where Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua all share a coastline.
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Although people in the capital of El Salvador hurried into the streets as the ground shook, no early reports of damage or injuries were available. There were also no initial reports of victims when a radio station opened its phone lines to citizens across the nation.
Legislators of the nation’s Legislative Assembly left their seats and ran from the building, only to return a short while later to resume the session. No tsunami threat was present, according to the nation’s Environment Ministry.
The capital city of Nicaragua as well as the entire Pacific coast felt the strong force of the earthquake. Rosario Murillo, the vice president and first lady of Nicaragua, stated that there were no victims as of yet in the nation.
