Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolts El Salvador’s San Salvador

San Salvador [El Salvador]: An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolted Southeast of San Salvador, El Salvador on Wednesday early morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 05:52 am IST on July 19. The quake was recorded at a depth of 88 kilometers. “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.4, Occurred on 19-07-2023, 05:52:10 IST, Lat: 12.74 & Long: -88.02, Depth: 88 Km, Location: 167 km SE of San Salvador, El Salvador,” the NCS said in a tweet.

No reports of casualties or damages have been reported.

Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted 79 kilometres Southeast of Afghanistan’s Fayzabad.

According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 1:28 pm on Tuesday. The quake was recorded at a depth of 110 Kilometers.

This was the second quake to have taken place within a week.

On July 15, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted 185 kilometres South-Southeast of Afghanistan’s Fayzabad. According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 12:49 am IST. The quake was recorded at a depth of 215 kms.