Observed earthquake
103 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M4.5 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-11 23:20:36 UTC | 13.20°N, 89.70°W | Not stated | gfz2026tyvo ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.5 mb | 29 km | 2026-10-11 23:20:35 UTC | 12.76°N, 89.78°W | Not stated | 20261011_0000369 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.5 mb | 35 km | 2026-10-11 23:20:35 UTC | 12.66°N, 89.76°W | Reviewed by an analyst33 stations | us6000u1n6 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-12 07:27:22 UTC · grouped with match confidence 75%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-11 23:29:59 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-12 01:44:33 UTC · grouped with match confidence 81%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.