TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras.-In recent days, several earthquakes have shaken the communities of El Salvador. The most recent – 4.5 degrees on the Richter scale – was recorded this Saturday in San Salvador, the country’s capital ruled by Here’s to see.
The earthquake not only affected the neighboring country, as it was also noticeable in the southern part of Honduras.
the Standing Committee on Contingencies (Copeco) detailed at 9:22 in the morning, via Twitter, that an “earthquake magnitude 4.5, in Sant Miquel, sister Republic of El Salvador, possibly noticeable in the southern part of Honduras.”
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So far no material damage has been reported in either nation.
On December 15, a 5.5-degree earthquake on the Richter scale shook western Puerto Lempira, Honduras.
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Last week -on Fridays and Saturdays- 3 earthquakes of magnitudes 4.1, 4.2 and 2.5 shook El Salvador.
The first occurred at 09:44 pm off the coast of Liberty, 44 kilometers south of El Sunzal beach.
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The second was at 11:02 PM in the municipality of Ciutat Auró the department of Liberty, with its epicenter about 22 kilometers from Santa Tecla. It had a magnitude of 2.5.
The third passed minutes later, at 11:08 PM off the coast of the Department of Peace, 12 kilometers west of Les Fulles Beach, with a magnitude of 4.1.
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