At 18:30 local time on August 12, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off the southern Pacific coast of El Salvador. According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador, the epicenter was at 12.68 degrees north latitude and 88.2 degrees west longitude, and the depth of the epicenter was 50.89 kilometers.

At 18:30 local time on August 12, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off the southern Pacific coast of El Salvador. According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador, the epicenter was at 12.68 degrees north latitude and 88.2 degrees west longitude, and the depth of the epicenter was 50.89 kilometers.